Flight attendant report regarding a return to departure airport due to a landing gear problem.

Attributes
ACN	414450
Time
Date	199809
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lhr
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lhr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	414450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	413473
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The crew was aware of a hydraulic valve problem before boarding. It was fixed and we took off. After takeoff, the landing gear would not retract so we had to return to lhr. Due to an older model B767-300, it wasn't possible to dump fuel. The crew declared an emergency and told the cabin crew to just be prepared. We did not officially prepare the passenger. However, the flight attendants stayed in their jump seats and were ready for a hard landing. The landing was perfect and we bussed the people back to the terminal. The airplane was taken OTS and company rebooked the people the next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A RETURN TO DEP ARPT DUE TO A LNDG GEAR PROB.

Narrative: THE CREW WAS AWARE OF A HYD VALVE PROB BEFORE BOARDING. IT WAS FIXED AND WE TOOK OFF. AFTER TKOF, THE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT SO WE HAD TO RETURN TO LHR. DUE TO AN OLDER MODEL B767-300, IT WASN'T POSSIBLE TO DUMP FUEL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND TOLD THE CABIN CREW TO JUST BE PREPARED. WE DID NOT OFFICIALLY PREPARE THE PAX. HOWEVER, THE FLT ATTENDANTS STAYED IN THEIR JUMP SEATS AND WERE READY FOR A HARD LNDG. THE LNDG WAS PERFECT AND WE BUSSED THE PEOPLE BACK TO THE TERMINAL. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKEN OTS AND COMPANY REBOOKED THE PEOPLE THE NEXT DAY.

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.