What happened
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(-23) On April 5, 2002, midwest express airlines, N803ME, flt 82, reported to ATC that it had a gear problem on take off from mci. An emergency was declared a/c landed without incident. The a/c log entry indicated that the left main gear indicated "unsafe" after gear retracted with no gear door open light luminated. Crew performed qrh. A/c landed uneventful. Maintenance concluded the a/c required a LH MLG uplock switch change, and the a/c was maintenance ferried to mke for corrections. Mke maintenance replaced the LH MLG up-lock switch and connector per the MD-80 wdm 32-61-00 and the standard wiring practices manual, ops checked okay. A/c was returned to service. Incidentprivacy data omitted is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2002, MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, N803ME, FLT 82, REPORTED TO ATC THAT IT HAD A GEAR PROBLEM ON TAKE OFF FROM MCI. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE A/C LOG ENTRY INDICATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATED "UNSAFE" AFTER GEAR RETRACTED WITH NO GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT LUMINATED. CREW PERFORMED QRH. A/C LANDED UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE CONCLUDED THE A/C REQUIRED A LH MLG UPLOCK SWITCH CHANGE, AND THE A/C WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO MKE FOR CORRECTIONS. MKE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LH MLG UP-LOCK SWITCH AND CONNECTOR PER THE MD-80 WDM 32-61-00 AND THE STANDARD WIRING PRACTICES MANUAL, OPS CHECKED OKAY. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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