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An S80 makes a missed approach when the nose landing gear fails to indicate a down and locked condition 5 mi northeast of lga, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga.tower tower : mtpp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 22 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 448150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear lights other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : executed missed approach |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During approach to lga, gear lowered. The left and right main gear indicated down and locked, with no nose gear indication -- the light was not red or green. Executed a missed approach and declared an emergency. The gear was cycled and the gear indicated down and locked. The nose gear took longer than normal, but the green light was illuminated with no landing gear pin extended on the center console. The emergency was canceled with the 3 green down and locked indications in the cockpit. The landing was uneventful, taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 MAKES A MISSED APCH WHEN THE NOSE LNDG GEAR FAILS TO INDICATE A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION 5 MI NE OF LGA, NY.
Narrative: DURING APCH TO LGA, GEAR LOWERED. THE L AND R MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, WITH NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION -- THE LIGHT WAS NOT RED OR GREEN. EXECUTED A MISSED APCH AND DECLARED AN EMER. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE NOSE GEAR TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL, BUT THE GREEN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH NO LNDG GEAR PIN EXTENDED ON THE CTR CONSOLE. THE EMER WAS CANCELED WITH THE 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, TAXIED TO THE GATE.
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.