An MD83 flight crew found their landing gear would not retract and showed three red gear unsafe lights. They put the gear handle back down; got three green; and returned to land at their departure airport.

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Attributes
ACN	812841
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
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 : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	812841
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear unsafe lights
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During takeoff; when gear selected up; indicator lights showed 3 red (unsafe) and gear appeared to remain down. Cycled handle once with same result. Selected gear down and with 3 green down; got vectors to return. Landed overweight at 146000 pounds with a smooth touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD83 FLIGHT CREW FOUND THEIR LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND SHOWED THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS. THEY PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN; GOT THREE GREEN; AND RETURNED TO LAND AT THEIR DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

Narrative: DURING TKOF; WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP; INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED 3 RED (UNSAFE) AND GEAR APPEARED TO REMAIN DOWN. CYCLED HANDLE ONCE WITH SAME RESULT. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND WITH 3 GREEN DOWN; GOT VECTORS TO RETURN. LANDED OVERWT AT 146000 LBS WITH A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.