A dhc-8 crew departed with the nose landing gear extension door opens thus preventing the gear from ...

Narrative:

The first officer arrived late thinking he had three days off instead of two. I did his duties in an effort to leave on time. During preflight I saw parking brake pressure was low but usable. The first officer arrived and we started boarding. We did the originating checklist checking the things I had completed before his arrival. On the before start I saw the parking brake pressure was 1400psi or so. I grabbed the pump handle and as I left the cockpit asked the first officer to make sure the doors were down. I had to work down stream of the boarding passenger with about seven minutes before our wheels up time. I pumped and got a thumbs up from the first officer. I returned to the cockpit and departed. On gear retraction got 3 red and a yellow handle. The checklist said any red call company. Selcal didn't work and relayed through operations. Company called and asked us to check the door above the first officer. He failed to close it when he dropped the gear doors to allow me to recharge the parking brake press. I should have known better. This happened to me in the early 1990s. The door is out of easy view of both pilots but that can't be changed. Perhaps a note on the emergency checklist covering three red on gear retraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC-8 crew departed with the nose landing gear extension door opens thus preventing the gear from retracting normally. After troubleshooting; the door was closed and the flight proceeded normally.

Narrative: The First Officer arrived late thinking he had three days off instead of two. I did his duties in an effort to leave on time. During preflight I saw parking brake pressure was low but usable. The First Officer arrived and we started boarding. We did the Originating Checklist checking the things I had completed before his arrival. On the Before Start I saw the parking brake pressure was 1400psi or so. I grabbed the pump handle and as I left the cockpit asked the First Officer to make sure the doors were down. I had to work down stream of the boarding passenger with about seven minutes before our wheels up time. I pumped and got a thumbs up from the First Officer. I returned to the cockpit and departed. On gear retraction got 3 red and a yellow handle. The checklist said any red call company. Selcal didn't work and relayed through Operations. Company called and asked us to check the door above the First Officer. He failed to close it when he dropped the gear doors to allow me to recharge the parking brake press. I should have known better. This happened to me in the early 1990s. The door is out of easy view of both pilots but that can't be changed. Perhaps a note on the emergency checklist covering three red on gear retraction.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	839924
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A dhc-8 crew departed with the nose landing gear extension door opens thus preventing the gear from retracting normally. After troubleshooting; the door was closed and the flight proceeded normally.