An MD90 crew, on approach to slc, experienced the lack of proper 'down and locked' indications upon ...

Attributes
ACN	566047
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6705
ASRS Report	566047
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : down & locked light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On visual approach to slc, upon putting landing gear down, did not get any gear light indication on left main. Due to close proximity to ground, elected to go around and check out the problem at a safe altitude. Upon checking the lights via test, found bulbs burned out. Replaced 1 bulb, got good indication and returned for uneventful landing. Since the reason for the go around was related to the landing gear, the tower reported it to the FAA as a landing gear problem. Since the problem was just a burned out bulb, we did not make a logbook entry. Upon landing, FAA inquired about the gear problem and found nothing in the logbook. Please pass on to readers that anytime something happens in the air, they might want to consider a logbook entry, no matter what the problem is. FAA wants details.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD90 CREW, ON APCH TO SLC, EXPERIENCED THE LACK OF PROPER 'DOWN AND LOCKED' INDICATIONS UPON GEAR EXTENSION.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO SLC, UPON PUTTING LNDG GEAR DOWN, DID NOT GET ANY GEAR LIGHT INDICATION ON L MAIN. DUE TO CLOSE PROX TO GND, ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND CHK OUT THE PROB AT A SAFE ALT. UPON CHKING THE LIGHTS VIA TEST, FOUND BULBS BURNED OUT. REPLACED 1 BULB, GOT GOOD INDICATION AND RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG. SINCE THE REASON FOR THE GAR WAS RELATED TO THE LNDG GEAR, THE TWR RPTED IT TO THE FAA AS A LNDG GEAR PROB. SINCE THE PROB WAS JUST A BURNED OUT BULB, WE DID NOT MAKE A LOGBOOK ENTRY. UPON LNDG, FAA INQUIRED ABOUT THE GEAR PROB AND FOUND NOTHING IN THE LOGBOOK. PLEASE PASS ON TO READERS THAT ANYTIME SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE AIR, THEY MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER A LOGBOOK ENTRY, NO MATTER WHAT THE PROB IS. FAA WANTS DETAILS.

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.

An MD90 crew, on approach to slc, experienced the lack of proper 'down and locked' indications upon gear extension.