# Incident 20020226009049I: Doug DC981, Kansas City, MO, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 09:25 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814ME-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226009049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## Other reports on N814ME (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030807019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807019999A), Aug 7, 2003: Doug DC981 (N814ME), Cheyenne, WY. (-23) Captain is a check airman and was conducting initial operating experience with captain wulff (who is transitioning from the DC-9 to MD-80). As the flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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