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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Minneapolis, MN · February 9, 2006

Date: February 9, 2006 · 08:35 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Aircraft: N996AT
Reported as: Boeing 717200
People aboard: 122
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,500 total2,748 in this make and model186 in the last 90 days

N996ATRegistered now · Boeing 717-200S/N 55140 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBoeing 717-200 Engine modelBMW Rolls BR-700 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Airtran airways flt 851 departed from msp at 1330Z hours enroute to atl and experienced a left gear door unsafe alert and a red gear unsafe light. The captain checked the qrh and followed procedures for a gear unsafe light. Captain decided to return to msp after consulting with their dispatch and maintenance control. Msp tower was contacted and aircraft returned to msp where it made safe landing. No damage to aircraft and no injuries. Inspetion of left main gear revealed that the left main locking pin was still installed. An overweight landing inspection was not required, aircraft was refueled all paperwork was reaccomplished and aircraft departed for atl again. No further problems. End. Note: FSDO inspector notification occurred after aircraft had already departed msp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRTRAN AIRWAYS FLT 851 DEPARTED FROM MSP AT 1330Z HOURS ENROUTE TO ATL AND EXPERIENCED A LEFT GEAR DOOR UNSAFE ALERT AND A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THE CAPTAIN CHECKED THE QRH AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES FOR A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. CAPTAIN DECIDED TO RETURN TO MSP AFTER CONSULTING WITH THEIR DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL. MSP TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP WHERE IT MADE SAFE LANDING. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. INSPETION OF LEFT MAIN GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LOCKING PIN WAS STILL INSTALLED. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS NOT REQUIRED, AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED ALL PAPERWORK WAS REACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR ATL AGAIN. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. END. NOTE: FSDO INSPECTOR NOTIFICATION OCCURRED AFTER AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY DEPARTED MSP.