An MD80 purser reported nose gear trouble while the captain attempted to land at ord.

Attributes
ACN	571277
Time
Date	200301
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	571277
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon approach, I heard the landing gear warning sound from the cockpit. The warning 'landing gear' sounded approximately 4 times between 2500 ft to 1000 ft. The captain made a PA stating that there was an indicator that the nose gear had not gone down, and that they were going to cycle the gear and try the landing again, and not to worry. I then called the #2 and #4 flight attendants in back to tell them what I had heard and to make sure they heard the announcement and to be prepared. The gear went down and we landed safely. Upon arrival, there were no company representatives to meet us and no request of reports until this one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 PURSER RPTED NOSE GEAR TROUBLE WHILE THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ORD.

Narrative: UPON APCH, I HEARD THE LNDG GEAR WARNING SOUND FROM THE COCKPIT. THE WARNING 'LNDG GEAR' SOUNDED APPROX 4 TIMES BTWN 2500 FT TO 1000 FT. THE CAPT MADE A PA STATING THAT THERE WAS AN INDICATOR THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT GONE DOWN, AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND TRY THE LNDG AGAIN, AND NOT TO WORRY. I THEN CALLED THE #2 AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS IN BACK TO TELL THEM WHAT I HAD HEARD AND TO MAKE SURE THEY HEARD THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND TO BE PREPARED. THE GEAR WENT DOWN AND WE LANDED SAFELY. UPON ARR, THERE WERE NO COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TO MEET US AND NO REQUEST OF RPTS UNTIL THIS ONE.

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.