PC-12
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 126; Flight Crew Total 1300; Flight Crew Type 136
Troubleshooting; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
I was the Pilot Flying for this flight and First Officer was Pilot Monitoring. We departed Runway XX out of ZZZ. We got our clearance for takeoff and started; everything was normal; we attempted to retract gear; heard gear motor and shortly after that; we got CAWS [Caution and Warning System] HYDR came on. My First Officer pulled the QRH out to run checks associated with that CAWS. Landing gear lights remained three red. On visible check; the gear [was] out and down but not locked. We followed checklists; QRH; and Company procedure. Gear was able to be brought down with emergency gear extension handle; two pumps. We made decision to return to ZZZ as a safety precaution. We told ATC we were returning to ZZZ. They asked the issue and ATC declared [priority handling] for us. We received vectors and landed with no issue and three green indicated.
Pilatus PC-12 Captain reported a failure of the landing gear to retract normally; necessitating an alternate extension method and return to the departure airport.