An MD82 returned to their departure airport when the nose gear failed to retract completely.

Attributes
ACN	945270
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

After takeoff; nose gear would not fully retract. Completed appropriate checklists and returned to land at our departure airport. Landed overweight but failed to declare an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD82 returned to their departure airport when the nose gear failed to retract completely.

Narrative: After takeoff; nose gear would not fully retract. Completed appropriate checklists and returned to land at our departure airport. Landed overweight but failed to declare an emergency.

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.