Saab SF340 flight crew has a gear retraction malfunction after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	722701
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ckb.airport
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ckb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 53
ASRS Report	722701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	722704
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

When the gear did not retract after takeoff; it showed left main down; right main up/gear in transit. We lowered gear after consultation of checklist and landed safely in mgw. After consultation with maintenance; we departed for cle and encountered the same problem. We decided to return to mgw and have maintenance inspect the aircraft. After a safe landing; maintenance discovered that the main gear was also secured with unmarked/unflagged pins. Supplemental information from acn 722704: the first officer proceeded to do a detailed walkaround of the aircraft. On his walkaround he proceeded to remove the only gear pin that we knew was installed on the aircraft; the nosewheel gear pin. What we did not know was that the left and right main gear had also been pinned; much less without streamers or flags affixed to the pins. Contributing factors: 1) mechanic's failure to recognize that the cockpit indications meant what they did. 2) maintenance failure to place back streamers on aircraft gear pins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB SF340 FLT CREW HAS A GEAR RETRACTION MALFUNCTION AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: WHEN THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF; IT SHOWED L MAIN DOWN; R MAIN UP/GEAR IN TRANSIT. WE LOWERED GEAR AFTER CONSULTATION OF CHKLIST AND LANDED SAFELY IN MGW. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MAINT; WE DEPARTED FOR CLE AND ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROB. WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO MGW AND HAVE MAINT INSPECT THE ACFT. AFTER A SAFE LNDG; MAINT DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS ALSO SECURED WITH UNMARKED/UNFLAGGED PINS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 722704: THE FO PROCEEDED TO DO A DETAILED WALKAROUND OF THE ACFT. ON HIS WALKAROUND HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE ONLY GEAR PIN THAT WE KNEW WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT; THE NOSEWHEEL GEAR PIN. WHAT WE DID NOT KNOW WAS THAT THE L AND R MAIN GEAR HAD ALSO BEEN PINNED; MUCH LESS WITHOUT STREAMERS OR FLAGS AFFIXED TO THE PINS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) MECH'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE COCKPIT INDICATIONS MEANT WHAT THEY DID. 2) MAINT FAILURE TO PLACE BACK STREAMERS ON ACFT GEAR PINS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.