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A DC8 freighter on final approach executed go around and return land due to no nose gear green safe light on the nose gear caused by a chafed wire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418733 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2500 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 418733 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On the night of oct/xa/98 I was the first officer on air carrier flight xyz operating from dtw to phl. On final approach, the captain called for gear down, which I selected. At the completion of the gear cycle, we had no green indication for the nose gear. Due to low landing altitude (short final), the captain declared missed approach and I informed ATC that we need to go out and work on the problem. Phl approach advised we could have wide vectors, which we accepted. The captain continued to fly and the flight engineer and myself completed the checklist. After a visual verification the gear was indeed down, we returned for landing at phl. The landing was normal, however, after clearing the runway, company maintenance personnel inspected and pinned the gear before taxi to parking. On taxi in, the green nose light came on. Follow-up with maintenance the next day revealed that the nose gear circuit had a chafed wire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8 FREIGHTER ON FINAL APCH EXECUTED GAR AND RETURN LAND DUE TO NO NOSE GEAR GREEN SAFE LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSED BY A CHAFED WIRE.
Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF OCT/XA/98 I WAS THE FO ON ACR FLT XYZ OPERATING FROM DTW TO PHL. ON FINAL APCH, THE CAPT CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN, WHICH I SELECTED. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE GEAR CYCLE, WE HAD NO GREEN INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. DUE TO LOW LNDG ALT (SHORT FINAL), THE CAPT DECLARED MISSED APCH AND I INFORMED ATC THAT WE NEED TO GO OUT AND WORK ON THE PROB. PHL APCH ADVISED WE COULD HAVE WIDE VECTORS, WHICH WE ACCEPTED. THE CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY AND THE FE AND MYSELF COMPLETED THE CHKLIST. AFTER A VISUAL VERIFICATION THE GEAR WAS INDEED DOWN, WE RETURNED FOR LNDG AT PHL. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, AFTER CLRING THE RWY, COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL INSPECTED AND PINNED THE GEAR BEFORE TAXI TO PARKING. ON TAXI IN, THE GREEN NOSE LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOW-UP WITH MAINT THE NEXT DAY REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR CIRCUIT HAD A CHAFED WIRE.
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.