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Flight crew of an F28 air carrier aircraft diverted to land after being unsuccessful in eliminating the right main gear uplock light after gear retraction on takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad tower : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 261748 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff and gear retraction right gear door unlock indicated not locked. Aircraft flight manual procedures were followed and indicated that the gear door uplock latch was not locked. After consulting with dispatcher we diverted to most suitable airport, phl. Normal approach landing and taxi-in. No emergency declared. On gear extension received all green lights and no caution lights. Suspect problem was dirt/contamination on uplock latch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN F28 ACR ACFT DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER BEING UNSUCCESSFUL IN ELIMINATING THE R MAIN GEAR UPLOCK LIGHT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TKOF.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND GEAR RETRACTION R GEAR DOOR UNLOCK INDICATED NOT LOCKED. ACFT FLT MANUAL PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND INDICATED THAT THE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK LATCH WAS NOT LOCKED. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCHER WE DIVERTED TO MOST SUITABLE ARPT, PHL. NORMAL APCH LNDG AND TAXI-IN. NO EMER DECLARED. ON GEAR EXTENSION RECEIVED ALL GREEN LIGHTS AND NO CAUTION LIGHTS. SUSPECT PROB WAS DIRT/CONTAMINATION ON UPLOCK LATCH.
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.