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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 289830 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 | 
| Day | Sun | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw | 
| State Reference | TX | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw | 
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier | 
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 | 
| Navigation In Use | Other  Other  | 
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other  | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier | 
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic  | 
| Qualification | pilot : atp | 
| ASRS Report | 289830 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier | 
| Function | flight crew : first officer | 
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial  | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical | 
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa  | 
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other  | 
| Consequence | Other | 
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft | 
Narrative:
After takeoff, aircraft would not pressurize. Received radar vectors for return to dfw. At landing gear extension on approach no confirmation lights (down/3 green) illuminated. Executed go around and sent first officer to visually check main gear down and locked. Declared emergency and landed uneventfully at dfw once aircraft on ground, landing gear indicated 3 green/down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPER 80 HAS LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AND LNDG GEAR LIGHTS AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS FOR RETURN TO DFW. AT LNDG GEAR EXTENSION ON APCH NO CONFIRMATION LIGHTS (DOWN/3 GREEN) ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED GAR AND SENT FO TO VISUALLY CHK MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. DECLARED EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT DFW ONCE ACFT ON GND, LNDG GEAR INDICATED 3 GREEN/DOWN.
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.