MD80 nose gear fails to retract on takeoff. An emergency was declared with a return to land.

Attributes
ACN	794505
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	794505
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	794506
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On initial takeoff from ZZZ the nose gear failed to retract. The gear handle was returned to the down position and the nose gear extended normally and showed a down indication (green light). The captain flew the aircraft to a visual approach and landing back at ZZZ. An emergency was declared due to an overweight landing. Supplemental information from acn 794506: the nose gear indicator showed red; and the gear and/or gear door did not fully retract based on the noise we could hear from that area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 NOSE GEAR FAILS TO RETRACT ON TKOF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A RETURN TO LAND.

Narrative: ON INITIAL TKOF FROM ZZZ THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DOWN POS AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND SHOWED A DOWN INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT). THE CAPT FLEW THE ACFT TO A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG BACK AT ZZZ. AN EMER WAS DECLARED DUE TO AN OVERWT LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 794506: THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED RED; AND THE GEAR AND/OR GEAR DOOR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT BASED ON THE NOISE WE COULD HEAR FROM THAT AREA.

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.