S80 flight crew has gear retract problem after takeoff. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	327181
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord tower : mdt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	327181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff left main gear would not retract with gear handle moved to the full up position. Moved handle to down position and all 3 gear indicated down and locked. Upon trying to re- retract the gear handle, felt considerable friction in handle at approximately mid retract position. Returned handle to full down, contacted ord operations and dispatch. With dispatch concurrence elected to make an overweight landing at ord in accordance with FM1 19 1.10c2. We were unable to continue the flight according to plan. Landed without any further problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 FLC HAS GEAR RETRACT PROB AFTER TKOF. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF L MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WITH GEAR HANDLE MOVED TO THE FULL UP POS. MOVED HANDLE TO DOWN POS AND ALL 3 GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TRYING TO RE- RETRACT THE GEAR HANDLE, FELT CONSIDERABLE FRICTION IN HANDLE AT APPROX MID RETRACT POS. RETURNED HANDLE TO FULL DOWN, CONTACTED ORD OPS AND DISPATCH. WITH DISPATCH CONCURRENCE ELECTED TO MAKE AN OVERWT LNDG AT ORD IN ACCORDANCE WITH FM1 19 1.10C2. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE THE FLT ACCORDING TO PLAN. LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROB.

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.