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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.