Flight crew of an MD80 made a go around after not getting the right gear green lights after the landing gear was extended. Subsequently, they requested and climbed to a higher altitude in response to a GPWS alert while over the ocean shoreline.

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Attributes
ACN	351903
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	351903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Terrain warning. ATC frequency: approach. ATC facility: lax. Location: lax runway 25L final. ILS runway 25L lax extended gear. Right green lights burnt out. Went around, climbed to 3000 ft. Tower called traffic no visual but on TCASII with no altitude. Received a terrain warning over the shoreline. Climbed to and leveled at 4000 ft. Returned to 3000 ft, advised ATC. Replaced gear light and landed at lax.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MD80 MADE A GAR AFTER NOT GETTING THE R GEAR GREEN LIGHTS AFTER THE LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY REQUESTED AND CLBED TO A HIGHER ALT IN RESPONSE TO A GPWS ALERT WHILE OVER THE OCEAN SHORELINE.

Narrative: TERRAIN WARNING. ATC FREQ: APCH. ATC FACILITY: LAX. LOCATION: LAX RWY 25L FINAL. ILS RWY 25L LAX EXTENDED GEAR. R GREEN LIGHTS BURNT OUT. WENT AROUND, CLBED TO 3000 FT. TWR CALLED TFC NO VISUAL BUT ON TCASII WITH NO ALT. RECEIVED A TERRAIN WARNING OVER THE SHORELINE. CLBED TO AND LEVELED AT 4000 FT. RETURNED TO 3000 FT, ADVISED ATC. REPLACED GEAR LIGHT AND LANDED AT LAX.

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.