B767 captain reports left main gear fails to retract after takeoff and after conferring with maintenance and dispatch returns to departure airport. Maintenance discovers center hydraulic system to be leaking.

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Attributes
ACN	866592
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Main System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 35000 Flight Crew Type 6000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

After takeoff the left main gear failed to retract. After one recycle the left main gear remained down. Conferred with dispatch and maintenance. Joint decision of all three parties was for a return. During approach remaining gear extended normally. After parking; maintenance advised me of a hydraulic fluid leak in center hydraulic system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Captain reports left main gear fails to retract after takeoff and after conferring with Maintenance and Dispatch returns to departure airport. Maintenance discovers Center Hydraulic System to be leaking.

Narrative: After takeoff the left main gear failed to retract. After one recycle the left main gear remained down. Conferred with Dispatch and Maintenance. Joint decision of all three parties was for a return. During approach remaining gear extended normally. After parking; maintenance advised me of a hydraulic fluid leak in center hydraulic system.

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.