A B737-300 declared an emergency; burned off fuel; and landed uneventfully at their departure airpor...

Attributes
ACN	959255
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear Indicating System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

We got a gear unsafe indication on takeoff. [We] followed the QRH; contacted dispatch and maintenance; and were instructed to return to the departure airport for repairs. Burned off 8;000 pounds of fuel; declared an emergency; and had the fire trucks standing by for precaution and landed without incident.while taxiing in; a female passenger seemed to hyperventilate and paramedics met the aircraft at the gate. She was fine and I believe left on the next flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 declared an emergency; burned off fuel; and landed uneventfully at their departure airport when they received a gear unsafe indication after takeoff.

Narrative: We got a gear unsafe indication on takeoff. [We] followed the QRH; contacted Dispatch and Maintenance; and were instructed to return to the departure airport for repairs. Burned off 8;000 LBS of fuel; declared an emergency; and had the fire trucks standing by for precaution and landed without incident.While taxiing in; a female passenger seemed to hyperventilate and paramedics met the aircraft at the gate. She was fine and I believe left on the next flight.

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.