Flight test activity reveals that aircraft equipment problem still existed.

Attributes
ACN	263100
Time
Date	199401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lyh
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lyh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 4970 flight time type : 1713
ASRS Report	263100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed lyh on a maintenance acceptance flight at XY45 am. Crew was to verify that the gear in-transit lights operated properly. Plans were to fly the traffic pattern and verify light operation. While in flight, nose gear in-transit light failed to indicate a positive gear down indication. Proceeded to depart the traffic pattern and remain in the local area to perform associated checklists. Per recommendations from maintenance (via radio), crew recycled landing gear (approximately 5 times) and performed the emergency gear extension checklist, results were not successful. Having 2600 pounds of fuel on board, crew proceeded to burn off excess fuel. Notified lyh tower of our situation and that we would be burning off excess fuel and declaring an emergency for the landing. We requested a fly-by of the tower prior to landing so ATC could provide a report on nose gear position. ATC confirmed gear down. After the fly-by and prior to landing, crew performed the 'nose gear not locked down' checklist. Landing was uneventful. Returned aircraft to maintenance hangar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT TEST ACTIVITY REVEALS THAT ACFT EQUIP PROB STILL EXISTED.

Narrative: DEPARTED LYH ON A MAINT ACCEPTANCE FLT AT XY45 AM. CREW WAS TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHTS OPERATED PROPERLY. PLANS WERE TO FLY THE TFC PATTERN AND VERIFY LIGHT OP. WHILE IN FLT, NOSE GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO INDICATE A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. PROCEEDED TO DEPART THE TFC PATTERN AND REMAIN IN THE LCL AREA TO PERFORM ASSOCIATED CHKLISTS. PER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MAINT (VIA RADIO), CREW RECYCLED LNDG GEAR (APPROX 5 TIMES) AND PERFORMED THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION CHKLIST, RESULTS WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. HAVING 2600 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD, CREW PROCEEDED TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL. NOTIFIED LYH TWR OF OUR SIT AND THAT WE WOULD BE BURNING OFF EXCESS FUEL AND DECLARING AN EMER FOR THE LNDG. WE REQUESTED A FLY-BY OF THE TWR PRIOR TO LNDG SO ATC COULD PROVIDE A RPT ON NOSE GEAR POS. ATC CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN. AFTER THE FLY-BY AND PRIOR TO LNDG, CREW PERFORMED THE 'NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN' CHKLIST. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. RETURNED ACFT TO MAINT 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.