Unable to retract landing gear after takeoff MSL.

Attributes
ACN	82065
Time
Date	198802
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msl
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	82065
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

MSL WX: overcast skies, snowing, approximately 1' of snow on runway, all markings obscured, braking reported poor to nil. On departure, unable to fully retract gear, continued climb and cycled gear several times with no improvement. We could see the main gear go up into the wells, but the doors would not close. Advised company and were told to proceed to mcn (our maintenance base) where retract tests could be performed. We leveled at 9000', lowered the gear fully since we felt we could get it up if necessary, also that might blow off ice accumulation, and we flew to mcn. Some factors include WX as stated above. Mcn was VFR with dry runways. Landing at mcn was normal. Maintenance deiced the gear and performed several gear actuations (normal).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO RETRACT LNDG GEAR AFTER TKOF MSL.

Narrative: MSL WX: OVCST SKIES, SNOWING, APPROX 1' OF SNOW ON RWY, ALL MARKINGS OBSCURED, BRAKING RPTED POOR TO NIL. ON DEP, UNABLE TO FULLY RETRACT GEAR, CONTINUED CLB AND CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. WE COULD SEE THE MAIN GEAR GO UP INTO THE WELLS, BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. ADVISED COMPANY AND WERE TOLD TO PROCEED TO MCN (OUR MAINT BASE) WHERE RETRACT TESTS COULD BE PERFORMED. WE LEVELED AT 9000', LOWERED THE GEAR FULLY SINCE WE FELT WE COULD GET IT UP IF NECESSARY, ALSO THAT MIGHT BLOW OFF ICE ACCUMULATION, AND WE FLEW TO MCN. SOME FACTORS INCLUDE WX AS STATED ABOVE. MCN WAS VFR WITH DRY RWYS. LNDG AT MCN WAS NORMAL. MAINT DEICED THE GEAR AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR ACTUATIONS (NORMAL).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.