An MD80 returned to the field due to unable to retract the nose landing gear. Problem was not caused by gear pin. Chronic maintenance history on nose gear failure to retract.

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Attributes
ACN	666870
Time
Date	200508
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	666870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose gear position ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Unable to retract nose gear after takeoff. Recycled gear 1 time. No joy. Returned for landing. Landed overweight at 134000 pounds. Smooth landing. 200 FPM rate of descent. Taxied to gate. Aircraft OTS. Problem not associated with nose gear pin. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated this airplane has a maintenance history of nose gear retract problems; and on returning to the gate; maintenance had a tug ready to drag it off to the hangar. No maintenance report was received on the maintenance action taken and/or the components replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LNDG GEAR. PROB WAS NOT CAUSED BY GEAR PIN. CHRONIC MAINT HISTORY ON NOSE GEAR FAILURE TO RETRACT.

Narrative: UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR AFTER TKOF. RECYCLED GEAR 1 TIME. NO JOY. RETURNED FOR LNDG. LANDED OVERWT AT 134000 LBS. SMOOTH LNDG. 200 FPM RATE OF DSCNT. TAXIED TO GATE. ACFT OTS. PROB NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NOSE GEAR PIN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THIS AIRPLANE HAS A MAINT HISTORY OF NOSE GEAR RETRACT PROBS; AND ON RETURNING TO THE GATE; MAINT HAD A TUG READY TO DRAG IT OFF TO THE HANGAR. NO MAINT RPT WAS RECEIVED ON THE MAINT ACTION TAKEN AND/OR THE COMPONENTS REPLACED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.