An MD80 crew departing dfw, experienced the nose gear failing to retract. They returned to dfw uneve...

Attributes
ACN	520056
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	520056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nlg light/door light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Location: 1 mi on departure dfw airport. On takeoff, nose gear failed to retract. Nose gear light red with amber gear door light illuminated. Accomplished afm procedure (land 8) with no result. Condition was accompanied by 'autospoiler do not use' light illuminated. Accomplished appropriate procedure, and established contact with ZZZ technician. They requested we burn fuel down to maximum landing weight. While loitering, we advised approach control and air carrier maintenance to have maintenance and crash fire rescue equipment crews follow to ramp. Landing was uneventful at XA57Z. Inspection confirmed nose gear condition normal. Gear pinned at request of air carrier maintenance and aircraft taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW DEPARTING DFW, EXPERIENCED THE NOSE GEAR FAILING TO RETRACT. THEY RETURNED TO DFW UNEVENTFULLY.

Narrative: LOCATION: 1 MI ON DEP DFW ARPT. ON TKOF, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. NOSE GEAR LIGHT RED WITH AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED AFM PROC (LAND 8) WITH NO RESULT. CONDITION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 'AUTOSPOILER DO NOT USE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED APPROPRIATE PROC, AND ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH ZZZ TECHNICIAN. THEY REQUESTED WE BURN FUEL DOWN TO MAX LNDG WT. WHILE LOITERING, WE ADVISED APCH CTL AND ACR MAINT TO HAVE MAINT AND CFR CREWS FOLLOW TO RAMP. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AT XA57Z. INSPECTION CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR CONDITION NORMAL. GEAR PINNED AT REQUEST OF ACR MAINT AND ACFT TAXIED TO GATE.

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.

An MD80 crew departing dfw, experienced the nose gear failing to retract. They returned to dfw uneventfully.