Narrative:

Upon raising the landing gear after takeoff the red gear remained illuminated with the gear handle in the 'up' position. We completed the abnormal checklist and the red light remained illuminated. Returned for a normal landing. Supplemental information from acn 689375: emergency declared.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS GEAR WARNING AFTER TKOF. PERFORMS ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND RETURNS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: UPON RAISING THE LNDG GEAR AFTER TKOF THE RED GEAR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE 'UP' POS. WE COMPLETED THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND THE RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 689375: EMER DECLARED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.