A300 crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport, after a landing gear malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	614713
Time
Date	200403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
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
Experience	flight attendant time total : 7.5
ASRS Report	614713
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Landing gear would not close after takeoff. Diverted flight to sju. Passenger were not allowed to disembark and were very upset. We were on the ground for 2 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, AFTER A LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER TKOF. DIVERTED FLT TO SJU. PAX WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK AND WERE VERY UPSET. WE WERE ON THE GND FOR 2 HRS.

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.