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Dispatcher reported that an aircraft received a 'gear unsafe' light; and elected to return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1502226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Was notified of air return due to left main gear unsafe warning light. Crew coordinated with ATC to be able to dump fuel to get under max landing weight. Approximately 53;000 lbs fuel dumped. [Caused by] gear unsafe warning light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatcher reported that an aircraft received a 'Gear Unsafe' light; and elected to return to the departure airport.
Narrative: Was notified of air return due to left main gear unsafe warning light. Crew coordinated with ATC to be able to dump fuel to get under max landing weight. Approximately 53;000 lbs fuel dumped. [Caused by] Gear unsafe warning light.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.