DC9 gets unsatisfactory gear uplatch check after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	317220
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 147 flight time total : 10803 flight time type : 2945
ASRS Report	317220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Got an unsatisfactory gear uplatch check on after takeoff checklist. Followed abnormal procedures in aircraft manual and returned to land. Upon returning to the gate, we got a different plane, and maintenance took that plane to the hangar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 GETS UNSATISFACTORY GEAR UPLATCH CHK AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: GOT AN UNSATISFACTORY GEAR UPLATCH CHK ON AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCS IN ACFT MANUAL AND RETURNED TO LAND. UPON RETURNING TO THE GATE, WE GOT A DIFFERENT PLANE, AND MAINT TOOK THAT PLANE TO THE HANGAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.