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Medium large transport has gear light not illuminating. Completes all checks. Determines gear down and locked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 145460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight departed dfw on a normal flight to pit. There were significant delays on taxiout due to thunderstorms in the area. After 1:55 mins on the ground I decided to return to the gate for more fuel. Once refueled we were underway to pit. Upon arrival at pit we were unable to get the left main gear down light to illuminate. We completed all standard procedure and emergency procedure checklists, but were still unable to get the light to illuminate. I decided to have the emergency equipment standing by while we completed the visibility down and locked check from the cabin. At that point we were able to determine the left main gear was in fact down and locked, and made an uneventful landing. An appropriate log book entry was made and maintenance towed the aircraft to the hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG HAS GEAR LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATING. COMPLETES ALL CHECKS. DETERMINES GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED DFW ON A NORMAL FLT TO PIT. THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS ON TAXIOUT DUE TO TSTMS IN THE AREA. AFTER 1:55 MINS ON THE GND I DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE FOR MORE FUEL. ONCE REFUELED WE WERE UNDERWAY TO PIT. UPON ARR AT PIT WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. WE COMPLETED ALL STANDARD PROC AND EMER PROC CHKLISTS, BUT WERE STILL UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY WHILE WE COMPLETED THE VIS DOWN AND LOCKED CHK FROM THE CABIN. AT THAT POINT WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS IN FACT DOWN AND LOCKED, AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. AN APPROPRIATE LOG BOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND MAINT TOWED THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.