From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: air midwest inc., flight 5676, registration number N237YV, departed mci Friday, 1/09/98, enroute to sln. During climb-out, the landing gear unsafe light did not extinguish when the landing gear control was selected to the up position. ATC was advised of the situation and cleared the aircraft for an immediate return to mci where a normal landing was made. Line maintenance met the aircraft at the gate area and conducted an examination. They discovered the right landing gear up-lock switch inoperative. After replacing the switch, the aircraft was returned back to service when the functional check of the landing gear system revealed normal operation. This incident (CE98IGO0026) is considered closed with the submittal of this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIR MIDWEST INC., FLIGHT 5676, REGISTRATION NUMBER N237YV, DEPARTED MCI FRIDAY, 1/09/98, ENROUTE TO SLN. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO MCI WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. LINE MAINTENANCE MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE AREA AND CONDUCTED AN EXAMINATION. THEY DISCOVERED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK SWITCH INOPERATIVE. AFTER REPLACING THE SWITCH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE WHEN THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NORMAL OPERATION. THIS INCIDENT (CE98IGO0026) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.
Other reports on N237YV · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.