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Reporter experiences unsafe nose gear down indication. Reporter implies problem with airline maintenance procedures policies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297698 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : swf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : swf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 4300 |
| ASRS Report | 297698 |
| 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 : overcame equipment problem other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon turning final on a visual approach into swf I selected the gear down. I got 3 greens and 1 red nose light. The gear horn came on. I brought the gear back up. We came back around with the gear down. Tower confirmed the gear down. I called out the trucks then came back around and landed. I called out the trucks then came back around and landed. After landing I shut down the engines then pinned the nose gear. I had the mechanic taxi it to the maintenance hangar. After shutting down the engines I had our 2 passenger driven to the gate. Our mechanic said it might be the relay is bad. I know I am getting tired of these gear problems. I know you all are tired of reading these things. I hope our maintenance department gets this problem straightened out soon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR EXPERIENCES UNSAFE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. RPTR IMPLIES PROB WITH AIRLINE MAINT PROCS POLICIES.
Narrative: UPON TURNING FINAL ON A VISUAL APCH INTO SWF I SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. I GOT 3 GREENS AND 1 RED NOSE LIGHT. THE GEAR HORN CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE GEAR BACK UP. WE CAME BACK AROUND WITH THE GEAR DOWN. TWR CONFIRMED THE GEAR DOWN. I CALLED OUT THE TRUCKS THEN CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED. I CALLED OUT THE TRUCKS THEN CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG I SHUT DOWN THE ENGS THEN PINNED THE NOSE GEAR. I HAD THE MECH TAXI IT TO THE MAINT HANGAR. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGS I HAD OUR 2 PAX DRIVEN TO THE GATE. OUR MECH SAID IT MIGHT BE THE RELAY IS BAD. I KNOW I AM GETTING TIRED OF THESE GEAR PROBS. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE TIRED OF READING THESE THINGS. I HOPE OUR MAINT DEPT GETS THIS PROB STRAIGHTENED OUT SOON.
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.