An A319's landing gear would not retract after takeoff and the ECAM alerted left/G shock absorber fa...

Narrative:

After takeoff; we were unable to retract the landing gear. Shortly afterwards we received an ECAM for a left/G shock absorber fault. Flight director; autothrust and autopilots were lost as a result of the fault. After identification of the ECAM we contacted departure and advised them we were returning to the field. We were turned onto the downwind. QRH and ECAM procedures were completed. I advised the lead flight attendant; passengers; dispatch via ACARS; and station we were returning. The first officer flew an ILS to a normal landing and taxi in. Mechanical failure required return to departure airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319's landing gear would not retract after takeoff and the ECAM alerted L/G Shock Absorber fault. The crew returned to land at the departure airport.

Narrative: After takeoff; we were unable to retract the landing gear. Shortly afterwards we received an ECAM for a L/G Shock Absorber fault. Flight director; autothrust and autopilots were lost as a result of the fault. After identification of the ECAM we contacted Departure and advised them we were returning to the field. We were turned onto the downwind. QRH and ECAM procedures were completed. I advised the Lead Flight Attendant; passengers; Dispatch via ACARS; and station we were returning. The First Officer flew an ILS to a normal landing and taxi in. Mechanical failure required return to departure airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	881164
Time
Date	201003
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A319's landing gear would not retract after takeoff and the ECAM alerted left/G shock absorber fault. The crew returned to land at the departure airport.