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An MD80 nose gear failed to retract after takeoff. The flight crew declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 788727 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.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 : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 788727 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 788728 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff; the nose landing gear would not retract. Declared an emergency and returned to ZZZ for an overweight landing. No obvious damage noted postflt. Supplemental information from acn 788728: we accomplished the 'unable to raise landing gear handle after takeoff' abnormal procedure; but the gear handle could not be raised.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF; THE NOSE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR AN OVERWT LNDG. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE NOTED POSTFLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 788728: WE ACCOMPLISHED THE 'UNABLE TO RAISE LNDG GEAR HANDLE AFTER TKOF' ABNORMAL PROC; BUT THE GEAR HANDLE COULD NOT BE RAISED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.