What happened
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On April 6, 1999, at 0700 EDT, a Boeing 727, N780AT registered to investors asset holding, departed Indianapolis airport (ind), Indiana, on a commercial flight to st. petersburg (pie), FL. During climb the landing gear selector lever got stuck in the mid position preventing the retraction of the landing gears. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to Indianapolis airport without further incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was filed. Maintenance personnel had to replace the landing gear electronic control module after raising the acft on jacks. The landing gear system was activated various times and tested satisfactory. The acft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 6, 1999, AT 0700 EDT, A BOEING 727, N780AT REGISTERED TO INVESTORS ASSET HOLDING, DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT (IND), INDIANA, ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT TO ST. PETERSBURG (PIE), FL. DURING CLIMB THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER GOT STUCK IN THE MID POSITION PREVENTING THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEARS. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD TO REPLACE THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AFTER RAISING THE ACFT ON JACKS. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED VARIOUS TIMES AND TESTED SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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