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An A320 flight crew had landing gear problems after takeoff and decided to return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 858914 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 260 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 13150 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft came in with a standby pitot heat inoperative and lgcu 2 fault. Standby pitot heat was deferred and number 2 lgcu was replaced and checked ok. On takeoff; the gear was raised and the nose wheel sounded like it would not stop spinning. An ECAM gear uplock not locked came on. We complied with ECAM by lowering the gear and raising it up again. We also received an ECAM for the standby pitot heat. The gear appeared to retract normally. We discussed the situation and decided to lower and raise the gear again. The gear lowered and did not raise. We informed ATC that we were returning. I sent a message to dispatch telling him we were returning because the gear would not come up. The flight attendants were told of the situation and no preparation was ordered. I informed the passengers and we landed without incident and taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Flight Crew had landing gear problems after takeoff and decided to return to departure airport.
Narrative: Aircraft came in with a standby pitot heat inoperative and LGCU 2 fault. Standby pitot heat was deferred and number 2 LGCU was replaced and checked OK. On takeoff; the gear was raised and the nose wheel sounded like it would not stop spinning. An ECAM gear uplock not locked came on. We complied with ECAM by lowering the gear and raising it up again. We also received an ECAM for the standby pitot heat. The gear appeared to retract normally. We discussed the situation and decided to lower and raise the gear again. The gear lowered and did not raise. We informed ATC that we were returning. I sent a message to Dispatch telling him we were returning because the gear would not come up. The Flight Attendants were told of the situation and no preparation was ordered. I informed the passengers and we landed without incident and taxied to the gate.
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.