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A dhc-8 declared and emergency and returned to their departure airport when the landing gear failed to retract normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 999780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After takeoff the landing gear master caution warning sounded; landing gear failed to retract correctly. We notified ATC; were vectored to a safe airspace; ran the QRH; declared an emergency and returned to our deparature airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC-8 declared and emergency and returned to their departure airport when the landing gear failed to retract normally.
Narrative: After takeoff the landing gear master caution warning sounded; landing gear failed To retract correctly. We notified ATC; were vectored to a safe airspace; ran the QRH; declared an emergency and returned to our deparature airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.