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Landing gear would not retract after takeoff. Gear pins were found installed after return to land was completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 99 flight time total : 335 flight time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 569265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a preflight walkaround, gear pins were not removed from wheel well. Aircraft's own set of gear pins were stored in the airstair door, but mechanics had put another set in the gear. It was raining and dark, and the flags on the gear pins installed were black and tucked up into the wheel well. The aircraft took off and the gear wouldn't retract. After going over checklists, we returned to the field where it was discovered that the gear pins were installed. They were then removed. Maintenance checked the plane out. A new release was issued and flight resumed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF. GEAR PINS WERE FOUND INSTALLED AFTER RETURN TO LAND WAS COMPLETED.
Narrative: DURING A PREFLT WALKAROUND, GEAR PINS WERE NOT REMOVED FROM WHEEL WELL. ACFT'S OWN SET OF GEAR PINS WERE STORED IN THE AIRSTAIR DOOR, BUT MECHS HAD PUT ANOTHER SET IN THE GEAR. IT WAS RAINING AND DARK, AND THE FLAGS ON THE GEAR PINS INSTALLED WERE BLACK AND TUCKED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND THE GEAR WOULDN'T RETRACT. AFTER GOING OVER CHKLISTS, WE RETURNED TO THE FIELD WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR PINS WERE INSTALLED. THEY WERE THEN REMOVED. MAINT CHKED THE PLANE OUT. A NEW RELEASE WAS ISSUED AND FLT RESUMED.
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.