MD80 return land due to landing gear malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	572599
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 99
ASRS Report	572599
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, everyone's ears popped at the same time. Then I heard the chimes ringing a few times. First thing I thought of was a decompression, but realized we were still at too low an altitude for the masks to drop. Then the cockpit called and said that the landing gear would not go up and that we would be going back to XXX. We landed safely and deplaning was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 RETURN LAND DUE TO LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, EVERYONE'S EARS POPPED AT THE SAME TIME. THEN I HEARD THE CHIMES RINGING A FEW TIMES. FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WAS A DECOMPRESSION, BUT REALIZED WE WERE STILL AT TOO LOW AN ALT FOR THE MASKS TO DROP. THEN THE COCKPIT CALLED AND SAID THAT THE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT GO UP AND THAT WE WOULD BE GOING BACK TO XXX. WE LANDED SAFELY AND DEPLANING WAS NORMAL.

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.