An MD83 captain reported an unsafe nose gear indication while on approach to lax. The gear was then manually lowered, but this did not clear the unsafe indication. They landed without incident at lax, stopped on the runway and had the gear pinned, then taxied to the gate.

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Attributes
ACN	471440
Time
Date	200005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	471440
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	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Unsafe nose indication (red light). Manually, lowered gear, but still had light. Landed on runway 24L lax. Stopped on runway and pinned gear and taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD83 CAPT RPTED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WHILE ON APCH TO LAX. THE GEAR WAS THEN MANUALLY LOWERED, BUT THIS DID NOT CLR THE UNSAFE INDICATION. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT LAX, STOPPED ON THE RWY AND HAD THE GEAR PINNED, THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE.

Narrative: UNSAFE NOSE INDICATION (RED LIGHT). MANUALLY, LOWERED GEAR, BUT STILL HAD LIGHT. LANDED ON RWY 24L LAX. STOPPED ON RWY AND PINNED GEAR AND TAXIED TO 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.