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Attributes | |
ACN | 175235 |
Time | |
Date | 199104 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : iad |
State Reference | VA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 175235 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff, when moving gear handle to the up position, the right main red in-transit light stayed illuminated. I moved the gear handle to the down position and got 6 green lights and notified ATC that I would be returning for landing. The aircraft landed west/O incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW UNABLE TO ELIMINATE RED GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT. RETURNED AND LANDED.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, WHEN MOVING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, THE R MAIN RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. I MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND GOT 6 GREEN LIGHTS AND NOTIFIED ATC THAT I WOULD BE RETURNING FOR LNDG. THE ACFT LANDED W/O INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.