DC10-15 cannot retract gear after takeoff. Visual inspection reveals that the gear safety pins were still in the landing gear. Fuel is dumped with aircraft returning to msp.

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Attributes
ACN	362150
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 900 msl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	362150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	362152
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

After takeoff, attempted to retract landing gear. Handle moved to up position and indicated 3 red lights. Followed abnormal procedure, visual inspection revealed gear pins installed. Dumped fuel and returned to msp for a normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10-15 CANNOT RETRACT GEAR AFTER TKOF. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALS THAT THE GEAR SAFETY PINS WERE STILL IN THE LNDG GEAR. FUEL IS DUMPED WITH ACFT RETURNING TO MSP.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT LNDG GEAR. HANDLE MOVED TO UP POS AND INDICATED 3 RED LIGHTS. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROC, VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED GEAR PINS INSTALLED. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO MSP FOR A NORMAL LNDG.

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.