An embraer erj-135 was dispatched in non compliance with main and nose landing gear pins installed. Returned to the field unable to retract landing gear.

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Attributes
ACN	604147
Time
Date	200401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	604147
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	604146
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

#1 starter failure at gate. Maintenance could not fix. Mechanics sent on road trip from ZZZ1. Arrived several hours later. Aircraft fixed 9 hours later. Crew sat whole time in ZZZ operations. After maintenance done, mot and edct times approaching. During preflight snow began to fall. After coordination deice with ramp and clearance with dispatch and ATC, we boarded. During before start checklist, saw and felt gear pin, covered by coat. Normal taxi and takeoff. Gear failed to retract during climb. Returned to ZZZ. Inspection revealed gear pins removed and continued to ZZZ1. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the technicians sent into the station to replace the failed #1 engine starter installed the landing gear lock pins. The reporter said upon completion of the starter change the gear pins were not removed prior to dispatch. The reporter stated it is not done by the reporter if the procedures the technician followed required gear pins to be installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMBRAER ERJ-135 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH MAIN AND NOSE LNDG GEAR PINS INSTALLED. RETURNED TO THE FIELD UNABLE TO RETRACT LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: #1 STARTER FAILURE AT GATE. MAINT COULD NOT FIX. MECHS SENT ON ROAD TRIP FROM ZZZ1. ARRIVED SEVERAL HRS LATER. ACFT FIXED 9 HRS LATER. CREW SAT WHOLE TIME IN ZZZ OPS. AFTER MAINT DONE, MOT AND EDCT TIMES APCHING. DURING PREFLT SNOW BEGAN TO FALL. AFTER COORD DEICE WITH RAMP AND CLRNC WITH DISPATCH AND ATC, WE BOARDED. DURING BEFORE START CHKLIST, SAW AND FELT GEAR PIN, COVERED BY COAT. NORMAL TAXI AND TKOF. GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT DURING CLB. RETURNED TO ZZZ. INSPECTION REVEALED GEAR PINS REMOVED AND CONTINUED TO ZZZ1. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE TECHNICIANS SENT INTO THE STATION TO REPLACE THE FAILED #1 ENG STARTER INSTALLED THE LNDG GEAR LOCK PINS. THE RPTR SAID UPON COMPLETION OF THE STARTER CHANGE THE GEAR PINS WERE NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO DISPATCH. THE RPTR STATED IT IS NOT DONE BY THE RPTR IF THE PROCS THE TECHNICIAN FOLLOWED REQUIRED GEAR PINS TO BE INSTALLED.

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.