EMB120 landing gear does not retract after takeoff resulting in flight crew return land with ATC vec...

Attributes
ACN	500650
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	500650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon departing atlanta, I was the PNF, and the gear would not retract. We called company, and were told to bring the airplane back to the gate. After talking to ATC, we were given radar vectors back to runway 8L. At that time, not knowing what the mechanical outcome would be, I took the controls and was the PF. ATC sent us to the tower which in turn gave us radar vectors to the final, but upon starting our turn, my rate of turn was shallow enough that I drifted to a parallel runway (runway 9L) for about 3 seconds before the tower politely asked us to realign ourselves to runway 8L. We apologized to them, explaining that we had a short time to run all our checklists, and this had created that mishap. No traffic was departing from runway 9L, runway 9L is a departing runway only. Next time we will ask for a longer final to finish our business before accepting a visual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 LNDG GEAR DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF RESULTING IN FLC RETURN LAND WITH ATC VECTOR ASSISTANCE.

Narrative: UPON DEPARTING ATLANTA, I WAS THE PNF, AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. WE CALLED COMPANY, AND WERE TOLD TO BRING THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE GATE. AFTER TALKING TO ATC, WE WERE GIVEN RADAR VECTORS BACK TO RWY 8L. AT THAT TIME, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE MECHANICAL OUTCOME WOULD BE, I TOOK THE CTLS AND WAS THE PF. ATC SENT US TO THE TWR WHICH IN TURN GAVE US RADAR VECTORS TO THE FINAL, BUT UPON STARTING OUR TURN, MY RATE OF TURN WAS SHALLOW ENOUGH THAT I DRIFTED TO A PARALLEL RWY (RWY 9L) FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE THE TWR POLITELY ASKED US TO REALIGN OURSELVES TO RWY 8L. WE APOLOGIZED TO THEM, EXPLAINING THAT WE HAD A SHORT TIME TO RUN ALL OUR CHKLISTS, AND THIS HAD CREATED THAT MISHAP. NO TFC WAS DEPARTING FROM RWY 9L, RWY 9L IS A DEPARTING RWY ONLY. NEXT TIME WE WILL ASK FOR A LONGER FINAL TO FINISH OUR BUSINESS BEFORE ACCEPTING A VISUAL.

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.

EMB120 landing gear does not retract after takeoff resulting in flight crew return land with ATC vector assistance.