F100 cabin attendants prepare passenger and cabin for possible evacuate/evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	567971
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 97
ASRS Report	567971
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose gear indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain had us go through our planned emergency checklist and prepare the passenger for an evacuate/evacuation, because our nose gear indicator light did not work, and the captain did not know if we had our nose gear, and it was too foggy and rainy for a fly-by by the tower. We landed, and everything was ok. It would have been nice if the pilots had the tools to change the light bulb in the cockpit. It could have saved a lot of stress for a lot of people.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 CABIN ATTENDANTS PREPARE PAX AND CABIN FOR POSSIBLE EVAC.

Narrative: CAPT HAD US GO THROUGH OUR PLANNED EMER CHKLIST AND PREPARE THE PAX FOR AN EVAC, BECAUSE OUR NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT WORK, AND THE CAPT DID NOT KNOW IF WE HAD OUR NOSE GEAR, AND IT WAS TOO FOGGY AND RAINY FOR A FLY-BY BY THE TWR. WE LANDED, AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THE PLTS HAD THE TOOLS TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB IN THE COCKPIT. IT COULD HAVE SAVED A LOT OF STRESS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

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.