<< >> NASA ASRS Report 932697, February 2011

After performing the appropriate checklist without resolving the issue; an astra flight crew returned to their departure airport for a maintenance inspection of the landing gear indicating system.

Attributes
ACN	932697
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	IAI1125 (Astra)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 1000
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 7800 Flight Crew Type 2800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff I called for gear up. After placing the gear handle in the up position all three green lights went out per normal operation; however; the red unsafe lights in the gear handle stayed on. I instructed the first officer to run the checklist. After running the checklist the red unsafe lights stayed on. I directed the first officer to place the gear down and request to return for a landing. We landed without incident. After landing we taxied to an FBO where the aircraft was put on jacks and the gear cycled a number of times without any failures. We then continued to our previous destination without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After performing the appropriate checklist without resolving the issue; an Astra flight crew returned to their departure airport for a maintenance inspection of the landing gear indicating system.

Narrative: After takeoff I called for gear up. After placing the gear handle in the up position all three green lights went out per normal operation; however; the red unsafe lights in the gear handle stayed on. I instructed the First Officer to run the checklist. After running the checklist the red unsafe lights stayed on. I directed the First Officer to place the gear down and request to return for a landing. We landed without incident. After landing we taxied to an FBO where the aircraft was put on jacks and the gear cycled a number of times without any failures. We then continued to our previous destination without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.