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DHC8 captain reports accepting an aircraft that had been ferried for maintenance after a gear malfunction. The nose gear does not retract after takeoff and the flight returns to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1021670 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During the preflight logbook inspection it was discovered there had been a gear problem; the aircraft was ferried; fixed; and not test flown. Our briefing included to be aware that the gear might still have a problem. We took off and the nose gear failed to retract. We called ATC and got vectors to run the checklist. At the completion of the checklist; I declared an emergency; did a low pass on the runway; and then landed. During the takeoff; tower advised that our nose gear appeared half retracted. During the low pass; tower and an airline crew said our gear appeared to be down; so we stayed in the pattern and landed visually. Always test fly an aircraft after a landing gear incident/fix before operating a revenue flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC8 Captain reports accepting an aircraft that had been ferried for maintenance after a gear malfunction. The nose gear does not retract after takeoff and the flight returns to the departure airport.
Narrative: During the preflight logbook inspection it was discovered there had been a gear problem; the aircraft was ferried; fixed; and not test flown. Our briefing included to be aware that the gear might still have a problem. We took off and the nose gear failed to retract. We called ATC and got vectors to run the checklist. At the completion of the checklist; I declared an emergency; did a low pass on the runway; and then landed. During the takeoff; Tower advised that our nose gear appeared half retracted. During the low pass; Tower and an airline crew said our gear appeared to be down; so we stayed in the pattern and landed visually. ALWAYS test fly an aircraft after a landing gear incident/fix before operating a revenue flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.