An MD80 crew, on approach to mci, unable to confirm all gear down and locked, executed a go around.

Attributes
ACN	547005
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 19r
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : jhawk
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 1250
ASRS Report	547005
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Possible altitude violation. On may/thu/02, while operating flight XXXX from dfw to mci, I was hand flying the ILS runway 19R in IMC. Due to a bad landing gear indication, inside the marker (1800-2000 ft MSL), we executed a missed approach. The missed approach altitude was 4000 ft. At approximately 2600 ft MSL, climbing greater than 3000 FPM, ATC told us to maintain 3000 ft. I was unable to level the aircraft. We went to 3500 ft before I was able to start a descent to 3000 ft. At the marker, we configured and noticed that we only had 2 green. The captain recycled the gear and I tested the lights. They were burned out. We executed a missed approach, notified ATC, and during the go around ATC told us to level at 3000 ft, not the published 4000 ft. Human factors: during the descent we should have been more clear/specific about our concerns for transitioning for arrival to approach. I don't remember getting told that we were on vectors for ILS runway 19R. I think it was good that we didn't focus too long on the red flickering landing gear lights. We were able to reset and brief the ILS runway 19R, but were rushed. I don't think ATC turned on the ILS when they changed the approach from ILS runway 9 to ILS runway 19R, nor did they say the ATIS had changed to reflect the change. Too many distrs prior to the missed approach, and hand flying was a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, ON APCH TO MCI, UNABLE TO CONFIRM ALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, EXECUTED A GAR.

Narrative: POSSIBLE ALT VIOLATION. ON MAY/THU/02, WHILE OPERATING FLT XXXX FROM DFW TO MCI, I WAS HAND FLYING THE ILS RWY 19R IN IMC. DUE TO A BAD LNDG GEAR INDICATION, INSIDE THE MARKER (1800-2000 FT MSL), WE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. THE MISSED APCH ALT WAS 4000 FT. AT APPROX 2600 FT MSL, CLBING GREATER THAN 3000 FPM, ATC TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT. I WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL THE ACFT. WE WENT TO 3500 FT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO START A DSCNT TO 3000 FT. AT THE MARKER, WE CONFIGURED AND NOTICED THAT WE ONLY HAD 2 GREEN. THE CAPT RECYCLED THE GEAR AND I TESTED THE LIGHTS. THEY WERE BURNED OUT. WE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH, NOTIFIED ATC, AND DURING THE GAR ATC TOLD US TO LEVEL AT 3000 FT, NOT THE PUBLISHED 4000 FT. HUMAN FACTORS: DURING THE DSCNT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLR/SPECIFIC ABOUT OUR CONCERNS FOR TRANSITIONING FOR ARR TO APCH. I DON'T REMEMBER GETTING TOLD THAT WE WERE ON VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 19R. I THINK IT WAS GOOD THAT WE DIDN'T FOCUS TOO LONG ON THE RED FLICKERING LNDG GEAR LIGHTS. WE WERE ABLE TO RESET AND BRIEF THE ILS RWY 19R, BUT WERE RUSHED. I DON'T THINK ATC TURNED ON THE ILS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE APCH FROM ILS RWY 9 TO ILS RWY 19R, NOR DID THEY SAY THE ATIS HAD CHANGED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE. TOO MANY DISTRS PRIOR TO THE MISSED APCH, AND HAND FLYING WAS A PROB.

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.