An ERJ170 landing gear handle would not move out of down position after takeoff. The crew continued ...

Attributes
ACN	899783
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

After takeoff the captain (pilot flying) called for gear up. When I went to retract the gear the handle would not move at all. All gear indications were green indicating down and locked. We continued our climb out ensuring we were clear of all obstacles. After retracting the flaps and getting away from the busy terminal area; we began to run the QRH procedures. While attempting to determine what was a suitable airport to land at we sent an ACARS message to dispatch saying we were considering continuing; since at that point we were almost halfway there and we did not feel that returning to our departure airport with its heavy traffic flow was the best possible option. Dispatch sent a message back saying they had conferred with maintenance control and they agreed that the best option at the time was for us to continue. We proceeded to land at our destination airport without issue. At no time was there any indication that there were any other problems with the aircraft other than the stuck gear handle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ170 landing gear handle would not move out of down position after takeoff. The crew continued to the destination gear down with the Dispatcher's concurrence. Later it was determined that they should have landed at the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: After takeoff the Captain (pilot flying) called for gear up. When I went to retract the gear the handle would not move at all. All gear indications were green indicating down and locked. We continued our climb out ensuring we were clear of all obstacles. After retracting the flaps and getting away from the busy terminal area; we began to run the QRH procedures. While attempting to determine what was a suitable airport to land at we sent an ACARS message to Dispatch saying we were considering continuing; since at that point we were almost halfway there and we did not feel that returning to our departure airport with its heavy traffic flow was the best possible option. Dispatch sent a message back saying they had conferred with Maintenance Control and they agreed that the best option at the time was for us to continue. We proceeded to land at our destination airport without issue. At no time was there any indication that there were any other problems with the aircraft other than the stuck gear handle.

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.

An ERJ170 landing gear handle would not move out of down position after takeoff. The crew continued to the destination gear down with the dispatcher's concurrence. Later it was determined that they should have landed at the nearest suitable airport.