Fresh out of maintenance; landing gear of B737-500 fails to retract after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	797186
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 242 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	797186
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After a lengthy delay waiting for the jet to be released from maintenance after they worked on the jet to repair an engine anomaly; we performed all duties to depart ZZZ. On takeoff; the captain raised gear handle and handle would not go above the 'off' position; gear would not retract. 3 gear pins were in captain's seatback. All circuit breakers were in. Complied with checklist and landed back at ZZZ. Fix whatever problem occurred with gear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FRESH OUT OF MAINT; LNDG GEAR OF B737-500 FAILS TO RETRACT AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER A LENGTHY DELAY WAITING FOR THE JET TO BE RELEASED FROM MAINT AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE JET TO REPAIR AN ENG ANOMALY; WE PERFORMED ALL DUTIES TO DEPART ZZZ. ON TKOF; THE CAPT RAISED GEAR HANDLE AND HANDLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE THE 'OFF' POS; GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. 3 GEAR PINS WERE IN CAPT'S SEATBACK. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE IN. COMPLIED WITH CHKLIST AND LANDED BACK AT ZZZ. FIX WHATEVER PROB OCCURRED WITH GEAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.