MD80 crew had a right main gear red light, showing the gear was not retracted.

Attributes
ACN	511670
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	511670
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In-flight diversion, mechanical. Departing fll, saw red gear light for right main gear after gear retracted. Leveled at 4000 ft vicinity of fll to complete abnormals. With no amber gear door light and no buffeting, determined that undercarriage was flush. Proceeded on course to dfw, contacted dispatch to see if new imposed airspeed constraint of 0.7 mach could be safely flown to dfw. Dispatch sent re-computed step-climbs of FL240, FL280, and FL310, arriving at dfw with 5600 pounds. A little below my personal minimums, but legal. Later, comparing the revised fuel burn with our actual, I realized that we had burned a lot of fuel at low altitude completing the abnormals with little progress made toward dfw. Would now land with 3700 pounds -- below my legal reserve. Radioed dispatch, told them I needed a re-fuel stop. We agreed on msy, and I informed dispatch that I am obligated to make an entry detailing the mechanical and msy would have to deal with the write-up. Asked them to contact the maintenance controller on this. Proceeding to msy, then 10 mins later got an electronic message. Msy has no maintenance, we would be grounded after arriving msy, so best choice was to divert to mia and possibly change equipment. Returned to base to mia, changed equipment, then flew home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A R MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT, SHOWING THE GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED.

Narrative: INFLT DIVERSION, MECHANICAL. DEPARTING FLL, SAW RED GEAR LIGHT FOR R MAIN GEAR AFTER GEAR RETRACTED. LEVELED AT 4000 FT VICINITY OF FLL TO COMPLETE ABNORMALS. WITH NO AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHT AND NO BUFFETING, DETERMINED THAT UNDERCARRIAGE WAS FLUSH. PROCEEDED ON COURSE TO DFW, CONTACTED DISPATCH TO SEE IF NEW IMPOSED AIRSPD CONSTRAINT OF 0.7 MACH COULD BE SAFELY FLOWN TO DFW. DISPATCH SENT RE-COMPUTED STEP-CLBS OF FL240, FL280, AND FL310, ARRIVING AT DFW WITH 5600 LBS. A LITTLE BELOW MY PERSONAL MINIMUMS, BUT LEGAL. LATER, COMPARING THE REVISED FUEL BURN WITH OUR ACTUAL, I REALIZED THAT WE HAD BURNED A LOT OF FUEL AT LOW ALT COMPLETING THE ABNORMALS WITH LITTLE PROGRESS MADE TOWARD DFW. WOULD NOW LAND WITH 3700 LBS -- BELOW MY LEGAL RESERVE. RADIOED DISPATCH, TOLD THEM I NEEDED A RE-FUEL STOP. WE AGREED ON MSY, AND I INFORMED DISPATCH THAT I AM OBLIGATED TO MAKE AN ENTRY DETAILING THE MECHANICAL AND MSY WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE WRITE-UP. ASKED THEM TO CONTACT THE MAINT CTLR ON THIS. PROCEEDING TO MSY, THEN 10 MINS LATER GOT AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE. MSY HAS NO MAINT, WE WOULD BE GNDED AFTER ARRIVING MSY, SO BEST CHOICE WAS TO DIVERT TO MIA AND POSSIBLY CHANGE EQUIP. RETURNED TO BASE TO MIA, CHANGED EQUIP, THEN FLEW HOME.

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.