What happened
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(-23) On February 26, 2002, midwest express airlines, N814ME, flt 50 reported to ATC it had a gear problem on takeoff from mci. A/c did not declare an emergency and landed w/o incident. The log entry indicates the nose landing gear "unsafe lite" remained on after gear retraction. Crew performed qrm procedure and got three green lites with the gear handle down... Maintenance inspected the nose landing gear, jacked the a/c's nose and performed multiple nose gear swings and could not duplicate the problem. The NLG was lubricated, proximity sensors checked and accomplished a "free fall NLG check, per mm 32-21-02, 32-20-00, 32-60-05, no defects noted...a/c was returned to service...incident number CE2002IAC0034 is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2002, MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, N814ME, FLT 50 REPORTED TO ATC IT HAD A GEAR PROBLEM ON TAKEOFF FROM MCI. A/C DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. THE LOG ENTRY INDICATES THE NOSE LANDING GEAR "UNSAFE LITE" REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW PERFORMED QRM PROCEDURE AND GOT THREE GREEN LITES WITH THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN... MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, JACKED THE A/C'S NOSE AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE NOSE GEAR SWINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE NLG WAS LUBRICATED, PROXIMITY SENSORS CHECKED AND ACCOMPLISHED A "FREE FALL NLG CHECK, PER MM 32-21-02, 32-20-00, 32-60-05, NO DEFECTS NOTED...A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE...INCIDENT NUMBER CE2002IAC0034 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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