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A300 crew was required to use the landing gear gravity extension system when the normal system would not lower the gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 610113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mkjs.tower tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 610113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 610112 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Landing gear would not extend using normal system. Landing gear gravity extension checklist performed. Emergency declared for approach. Uneventful landing made. Aircraft towed to gate by station tug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 CREW WAS REQUIRED TO USE THE LNDG GEAR GRAVITY EXTENSION SYS WHEN THE NORMAL SYS WOULD NOT LOWER THE GEAR.
Narrative: LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING NORMAL SYS. LNDG GEAR GRAVITY EXTENSION CHKLIST PERFORMED. EMER DECLARED FOR APCH. UNEVENTFUL LNDG MADE. ACFT TOWED TO GATE BY STATION TUG.
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.