MD83 captain reports failure of the nose landing gear to retract after takeoff and diverts to the ta...

Attributes
ACN	974933
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On landing gear retraction; the nose gear red in transit [light] remained illuminated. Per QRH; the gear was cycled and the problem remained. The blue transfer lockout and standby on pressurization lights illuminated. The crew leveled at 10;000 ft to assess the problems. On being unable to reach the company at that altitude and having a stabilized cabin; the crew climbed to FL190. The captain was able to confer with dispatch and maintenance control. Maintenance had the crew lower the landing gear as a test. The down indications were normal; so the gear was left down. They directed the crew to proceed to the takeoff alternate. The first officer initially informed the flight attendants and passengers. The captain followed up with more information later. The subsequent landing was uneventful. This was the first revenue flight after heavy maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 Captain reports failure of the nose landing gear to retract after takeoff and diverts to the takeoff alternate airport. This was the first revenue flight after heavy maintenance.

Narrative: On landing gear retraction; the nose gear red in transit [light] remained illuminated. Per QRH; the gear was cycled and the problem remained. The blue TRANSFER LOCKOUT and STANDBY ON pressurization lights illuminated. The crew leveled at 10;000 FT to assess the problems. On being unable to reach the company at that altitude and having a stabilized cabin; the crew climbed to FL190. The Captain was able to confer with Dispatch and Maintenance Control. Maintenance had the crew lower the landing gear as a test. The down indications were normal; so the gear was left down. They directed the crew to proceed to the takeoff alternate. The First Officer initially informed the flight attendants and passengers. The Captain followed up with more information later. The subsequent landing was uneventful. This was the first revenue flight after heavy maintenance.

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.

MD83 captain reports failure of the nose landing gear to retract after takeoff and diverts to the takeoff alternate airport. This was the first revenue flight after heavy maintenance.