An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the nose gear pinned. Fuel dumped. Diverted.

Attributes
ACN	606109
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
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	606109
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear unsafe light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff from ZZZ, nose gear failed to retract. QRH procedure had no effect, ie, recycled gear. Other warning lights on 'eg' stall indication failure and autospoiler do not use both on. Recycling gear ground switch extinguished the sif light and circuit breaker X30 per QRH extinguished the autospoiler light. Burned off 8000 pounds of fuel and landed at maximum weight of 130000 pounds. Due to uncertainty of gear, asked for crash fire rescue equipment crew. Formal emergency not declared. Landing normal. Gear was down and locked with pin showing the whole time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOSE GEAR PINNED. FUEL DUMPED. DIVERTED.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. QRH PROC HAD NO EFFECT, IE, RECYCLED GEAR. OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ON 'EG' STALL INDICATION FAILURE AND AUTOSPOILER DO NOT USE BOTH ON. RECYCLING GEAR GND SWITCH EXTINGUISHED THE SIF LIGHT AND CIRCUIT BREAKER X30 PER QRH EXTINGUISHED THE AUTOSPOILER LIGHT. BURNED OFF 8000 LBS OF FUEL AND LANDED AT MAX WT OF 130000 LBS. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF GEAR, ASKED FOR CFR CREW. FORMAL EMER NOT DECLARED. LNDG NORMAL. GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH PIN SHOWING THE WHOLE TIME.

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.