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Flight crew of an air carrier mdt jet returned to land after being unable to retract the nose gear. Postflt inspection disclosed that the nose gear ground handling pin had been left. Rptrs were distracted during preflight due to close proximity of another aircraft causing the probability that their aircraft would have to be pushed back and therefore, the nose gear pin would need to be left in place.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gps airport : gsp |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gsp tower : gsp tower : hme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 397700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 398557 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departure the nose gear would not retract, so we lowered the gear as per the QRH and returned to gsp with no incidents. Upon arrival at the gate, ramp personnel were observed removing the nose gear pin which was still installed. The captain called maintenance to confirm all that was necessary was to remove the pin. An entry was made in the logbook and a visual inspection was done by approved maintenance. During the preflight I removed the 2 main gear pins but left the nose pin in because I assumed we would need to push back because of the close proximity to an air carrier Y B737 on our left side less than 2 ft away. They pushed the B737 prior to our being ready so we taxied instead of being pushed. Taxi procedures were normal. Routinely on pushback ramp personnel remove the nose pin after pushing and show us the pin. However, since we did not push the pin issue was not done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR MDT JET RETURNED TO LAND AFTER BEING UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE GEAR. POSTFLT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE GEAR GND HANDLING PIN HAD BEEN LEFT. RPTRS WERE DISTRACTED DURING PREFLT DUE TO CLOSE PROX OF ANOTHER ACFT CAUSING THE PROBABILITY THAT THEIR ACFT WOULD HAVE TO BE PUSHED BACK AND THEREFORE, THE NOSE GEAR PIN WOULD NEED TO BE LEFT IN PLACE.
Narrative: AFTER DEP THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, SO WE LOWERED THE GEAR AS PER THE QRH AND RETURNED TO GSP WITH NO INCIDENTS. UPON ARR AT THE GATE, RAMP PERSONNEL WERE OBSERVED REMOVING THE NOSE GEAR PIN WHICH WAS STILL INSTALLED. THE CAPT CALLED MAINT TO CONFIRM ALL THAT WAS NECESSARY WAS TO REMOVE THE PIN. AN ENTRY WAS MADE IN THE LOGBOOK AND A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE BY APPROVED MAINT. DURING THE PREFLT I REMOVED THE 2 MAIN GEAR PINS BUT LEFT THE NOSE PIN IN BECAUSE I ASSUMED WE WOULD NEED TO PUSH BACK BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROX TO AN ACR Y B737 ON OUR L SIDE LESS THAN 2 FT AWAY. THEY PUSHED THE B737 PRIOR TO OUR BEING READY SO WE TAXIED INSTEAD OF BEING PUSHED. TAXI PROCS WERE NORMAL. ROUTINELY ON PUSHBACK RAMP PERSONNEL REMOVE THE NOSE PIN AFTER PUSHING AND SHOW US THE PIN. HOWEVER, SINCE WE DID NOT PUSH THE PIN ISSUE WAS NOT DONE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.