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MD80 crew was required to return to their departure airport after the right main gear did not show up and locked. The captain did not list the overweight landing in the aircraft maintenance logbook.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603059 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 603059 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear indication auto spoiler do not use light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air interrupt. Takeoff runway 22R. Gear retraction, had unsafe right main landing gear red light. Proceeded through checklist, cycled gear, unsafe up red light remained illuminated. Having unsafe gear up indication and having burned approximately 2000 pounds driving around pattern working the problem, decided to return to ewr. When flaps were retracted on downwind, unsafe gear light went out. Concurrently, 'automatic spoiler do not use' light came on. Continued with approach and overweight landing at ewr, 140000 pounds. Told maintenance during debrief to perform overweight landing inspection, but neglected to write it up in maintenance logbook. Departed ewr without having overweight landing inspection recorded. En route to dfw, had dispatch verify with ewr maintenance that inspection had been done, then made maintenance log entry in dfw explaining it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW WAS REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THEIR DEP ARPT AFTER THE R MAIN GEAR DID NOT SHOW UP AND LOCKED. THE CAPT DID NOT LIST THE OVERWT LNDG IN THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK.
Narrative: AIR INTERRUPT. TKOF RWY 22R. GEAR RETRACTION, HAD UNSAFE R MAIN LNDG GEAR RED LIGHT. PROCEEDED THROUGH CHKLIST, CYCLED GEAR, UNSAFE UP RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HAVING UNSAFE GEAR UP INDICATION AND HAVING BURNED APPROX 2000 LBS DRIVING AROUND PATTERN WORKING THE PROB, DECIDED TO RETURN TO EWR. WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED ON DOWNWIND, UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT. CONCURRENTLY, 'AUTO SPOILER DO NOT USE' LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUED WITH APCH AND OVERWT LNDG AT EWR, 140000 LBS. TOLD MAINT DURING DEBRIEF TO PERFORM OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION, BUT NEGLECTED TO WRITE IT UP IN MAINT LOGBOOK. DEPARTED EWR WITHOUT HAVING OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION RECORDED. ENRTE TO DFW, HAD DISPATCH VERIFY WITH EWR MAINT THAT INSPECTION HAD BEEN DONE, THEN MADE MAINT LOG ENTRY IN DFW EXPLAINING IT.
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.