A300
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Aircraft
De-iced with the 1 & typ 4 fluid. Taxi out to XXR (full length). TO (Takeoff) delay approximately 20 minutes due to ATC and passenger traffic. Initially; normal takeoff. At 'positive rate/gear up' call; landing gear handle would only retract 1/2 way to the 'off' detent. Leveled off at 5;000 feet; 230 kts. Ran ECAM L/G RETRACTION FAULT procedure. Left landing gear handle down. Ran fuel consumption procedure. Determined we would land with approximately 11;100 lbs of fuel. Arrival weather was good with -SN (Light Snow). Attempted to contact Flight Operations to share this plan. This was a problem as this frequency was shared with some other air operations center north of ZZZ1. Finally able to verbally (and via ACARS) confirm our plan with Dispatch to continue to ZZZ and land with less fuel than scheduled. Dispatch said they would inform Approach Control of our situation and coordinate priority handling due to our lower fuel state. This never happened and we informed Approach ourselves. Approach and landing were uneventful. During taxi in to ramp; we were informed by Ramp Control to hold our position on the center line until marshallers arrived. Initial (lead-in) marshaller attempted to direct us to turn into a lone tug on our right side that was driving behind the white line; but was NOT clear for the turn. The rest of the parking was uneventful.
Landing gear did not retract after takeoff. Leveled at 5000 feet and ran appropriate checklists. Gear selector was placed to down position and flight continued with gear down. Fuel consumption increase procedure determined landing at ZZZ with 11100 lbs. of fuel. Advised flight control of situation and asked for guidance on return to [departure] or continue to [destination]. Flight control concurred with continuation to [destination] and landing with less fuel than originally planned. Climbed to FL200 and advised enroute ATC of reduced speed capability. Landed uneventfully.
A300 flight crew reported the landing gear failed to retract after takeoff.