Flight crew unable to eliminate red gear in-transit light. Returned and landed.

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.