A DHC8-200's nose gear did not retract when the gear handle was raised after takeoff so the company'...

Attributes
ACN	960581
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Captain Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We took off and at positive rate the first officer called for gear up. I selected the gear handle up and the mains retracted. However; the nose gear wanted to hangout a little more and did not retract. The nose gear was making a loud grinding noise before finally retracting 90 to 120 seconds later. We then completed the climb flow and checklist before calling company. Maintenance had us drop the gear back down and return to the departure airport with the gear down. The first officer landed the airplane without incident. We taxied to the gate without any issues and turned the plane over to maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC8-200's nose gear did not retract when the gear handle was raised after takeoff so the Company's maintenance want the aircraft to return to the departure airport. The crew returned flying a normal approach and landing.

Narrative: We took off and at positive rate the First Officer called for gear up. I selected the gear handle up and the mains retracted. However; the nose gear wanted to hangout a little more and did not retract. The nose gear was making a loud grinding noise before finally retracting 90 to 120 seconds later. We then completed the climb flow and checklist before calling company. Maintenance had us drop the gear back down and return to the departure airport with the gear down. The First Officer landed the airplane without incident. We taxied to the gate without any issues and turned the plane over to maintenance.

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.

A DHC8-200's nose gear did not retract when the gear handle was raised after takeoff so the company's maintenance want the aircraft to return to the departure airport. The crew returned flying a normal approach and landing.