A B737-500 after takeoff was unable to retract the main and nose landing gear due to the right main ...

Attributes
ACN	412353
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	412353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On aircraft xyz on aug/xa/98 I was assigned the task of reconnecting the ground spoiler teleflex cable. After completion of this job, it was visually confirmed by inspection. The aircraft remained in 'C' check for approximately 1 more day, at which time it was released to line maintenance for final checks on aug/xb/98. The aircraft was flown from ZZZ to yxy as flight abc. After takeoff the crew was unable to retract landing gear. Upon arrival at lax it was found that the ground spoiler teleflex cable was disconnected. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that after connecting the teleflex to the torque link the inspector was advised and the completed job was inspected and signed off. The reporter said that the aircraft had 1 more day in the hangar to complete all the work and it is suspect that some other checks requiring ground shift were performed and the teleflex was not connected. The reporter stated it was amazing that all the people that worked in this area, including the line crew and flight crew, had missed seeing the teleflex disconnected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 AFTER TKOF WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE MAIN AND NOSE LNDG GEAR DUE TO THE R MAIN GEAR GND SHIFT TELEFLEX WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE GEAR TORQUE LINK.

Narrative: ON ACFT XYZ ON AUG/XA/98 I WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF RECONNECTING THE GND SPOILER TELEFLEX CABLE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS JOB, IT WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED BY INSPECTION. THE ACFT REMAINED IN 'C' CHK FOR APPROX 1 MORE DAY, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS RELEASED TO LINE MAINT FOR FINAL CHKS ON AUG/XB/98. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN FROM ZZZ TO YXY AS FLT ABC. AFTER TKOF THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT LNDG GEAR. UPON ARR AT LAX IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GND SPOILER TELEFLEX CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT AFTER CONNECTING THE TELEFLEX TO THE TORQUE LINK THE INSPECTOR WAS ADVISED AND THE COMPLETED JOB WAS INSPECTED AND SIGNED OFF. THE RPTR SAID THAT THE ACFT HAD 1 MORE DAY IN THE HANGAR TO COMPLETE ALL THE WORK AND IT IS SUSPECT THAT SOME OTHER CHKS REQUIRING GND SHIFT WERE PERFORMED AND THE TELEFLEX WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE RPTR STATED IT WAS AMAZING THAT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED IN THIS AREA, INCLUDING THE LINE CREW AND FLC, HAD MISSED SEEING THE TELEFLEX DISCONNECTED.

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.

A B737-500 after takeoff was unable to retract the main and nose landing gear due to the right main gear ground shift teleflex was not connected to the gear torque link.