A B777-200 at sfo deviated from the SID because the landing gear would not retract and the captain elected to climb straight out while working the problem.

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Attributes
ACN	699604
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : shoreline
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	699604
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff; 'gear up' the PNF was unable to raise the gear; 'captain; the gear won't come up.' I've just taken off at 604000 pounds; 15 degrees flaps; runway 28R sfo. I've got a lot of airplane here to fly and something is wrong. I ask him to tell tower that we want to go straight out; no 30 degree bank turn for the SID; just runway heading. I can't let myself get involved with the gear problem/distraction; I've got to fly this airplane. We climb out; retract flaps on schedule and at about 2500 ft the PNF is able to retract the gear using the override switch. Subsequently we learn that several sensors have failed and the air/ground switch did not let us operate the gear. We talk to maintenance; the third pilot did this as we climbed out; maintenance and dispatch agreed that we could continue to destination. I am sending this report because I made a decision to not fly the assigned SID; shoreline with its quick turn after liftoff; and told the tower that I needed to fly runway heading. Sfo tower was very understanding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777-200 AT SFO DEVIATED FROM THE SID BECAUSE THE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE CAPT ELECTED TO CLB STRAIGHT OUT WHILE WORKING THE PROB.

Narrative: ON TKOF; 'GEAR UP' THE PNF WAS UNABLE TO RAISE THE GEAR; 'CAPT; THE GEAR WON'T COME UP.' I'VE JUST TAKEN OFF AT 604000 LBS; 15 DEGS FLAPS; RWY 28R SFO. I'VE GOT A LOT OF AIRPLANE HERE TO FLY AND SOMETHING IS WRONG. I ASK HIM TO TELL TWR THAT WE WANT TO GO STRAIGHT OUT; NO 30 DEG BANK TURN FOR THE SID; JUST RWY HDG. I CAN'T LET MYSELF GET INVOLVED WITH THE GEAR PROB/DISTR; I'VE GOT TO FLY THIS AIRPLANE. WE CLB OUT; RETRACT FLAPS ON SCHEDULE AND AT ABOUT 2500 FT THE PNF IS ABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR USING THE OVERRIDE SWITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY WE LEARN THAT SEVERAL SENSORS HAVE FAILED AND THE AIR/GND SWITCH DID NOT LET US OPERATE THE GEAR. WE TALK TO MAINT; THE THIRD PLT DID THIS AS WE CLBED OUT; MAINT AND DISPATCH AGREED THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO DEST. I AM SENDING THIS RPT BECAUSE I MADE A DECISION TO NOT FLY THE ASSIGNED SID; SHORELINE WITH ITS QUICK TURN AFTER LIFTOFF; AND TOLD THE TWR THAT I NEEDED TO FLY RWY HDG. SFO TWR WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING.

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.