# Incident 20020405009039I: Doug DC981, Kansas City, MO, April 5, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2002, 18:59 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803ME-2009-03-23) (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 series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405009039I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N803ME (2)

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

- [Incident 20040920022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040920022799I), Sep 20, 2004: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Omaha, NE. (-23) Midwest airlines, inc., flight 827, enroute milwaukee, WI, to denver, CO, diverted into Omaha, NE, after the captain's front windshield outer panel…
- [Incident 20000811037919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811037919I), Aug 11, 2000: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was approaching the gate when the right wing outboard leading edge struck a refueling nozzle on a parked fuel truck. Apparently the young lady…

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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