Dhc-8-200 first officer reported the nose gear green light did not illuminate on initial gear extens...

Narrative:

On final approach at 2000 ft; 'gear down' was called for by the pilot flying (myself). It was noted that a slight grinding sound was heard when the gear selector was placed in the down position. When the non-flying pilot had selected the landing gear into the gear down position; the left main; and right main gear green lights illuminated; yet the nose gear light did not illuminate. Giving the gear a few seconds; I proceeded to check the lights on bright and dim; which verified that the nose gear light was not illuminated. At about 1500 ft; I called for a missed approach; configured the aircraft accordingly; and received vectors from ATC while we ran the proper checklist. During the running of the checklist; the green nose gear light illuminated. We continued the checklist; and completed the checklist in entirety. We both confirmed that we had three green gear indications and landed without any additional issue. During the event; the flight attendant; passengers; ATC; and company were all advised of the situation. Upon successful completion of the checklist; tower was advised that we no longer requested emergency equipment to meet the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC-8-200 First Officer reported the nose gear green light did not illuminate on initial gear extension; but it later came on and the flight landed without incident.

Narrative: On final approach at 2000 ft; 'Gear Down' was called for by the Pilot Flying (myself). It was noted that a slight grinding sound was heard when the gear selector was placed in the down position. When the Non-flying pilot had selected the Landing Gear into the Gear Down position; the L Main; and R Main Gear Green Lights illuminated; yet the Nose Gear light did not illuminate. Giving the gear a few seconds; I proceeded to check the lights on bright and dim; which verified that the Nose Gear light was not illuminated. At about 1500 ft; I called for a missed approach; configured the aircraft accordingly; and received vectors from ATC while we ran the proper checklist. During the running of the checklist; the Green Nose Gear Light illuminated. We continued the checklist; and completed the checklist in entirety. We both confirmed that we had three green gear indications and landed without any additional issue. During the event; The Flight Attendant; passengers; ATC; and Company were all advised of the situation. Upon successful completion of the checklist; Tower was advised that we no longer requested emergency equipment to meet the aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1329853
Time
Date	201602
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Dhc-8-200 first officer reported the nose gear green light did not illuminate on initial gear extension; but it later came on and the flight landed without incident.