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B757 flight crew executes a go around when their landing gear fails to indicate a green light for right gear down and locked at dtw, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 508820 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lowered landing gear over OM. No green gear indication for right main. Tapped lens and tested lights. Lights did not test. Notified tower, executed go around. Changed both bulbs in gear indicator. Gear indicated green on subsequent approach. Uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW EXECUTES A GAR WHEN THEIR LNDG GEAR FAILS TO INDICATE A GREEN LIGHT FOR R GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AT DTW, MI.
Narrative: LOWERED LNDG GEAR OVER OM. NO GREEN GEAR INDICATION FOR R MAIN. TAPPED LENS AND TESTED LIGHTS. LIGHTS DID NOT TEST. NOTIFIED TWR, EXECUTED GAR. CHANGED BOTH BULBS IN GEAR INDICATOR. GEAR INDICATED GREEN ON SUBSEQUENT APCH. UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
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.