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An MD88 on approach with gear extended had all red gear lights. Made go around to troubleshoot. Captain reached across; touched gear handle; and had all green lights. Handle not positioned into detent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phf.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phf.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 681049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear position ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On final approach to land on runway 7 at phf; putting down the landing gear lever; all three gear position indicator lights remained red. Executed a go around to troubleshoot. Nose gear indicator indicated that the nose gear was down and aircraft felt like other gear were down also. Tower confirmed that gear appeared to be down. Captain went into the QRH and found no procedure. He reached to wiggle the gear handle and as soon as he touched it; three green lights came on indicating the lever had not gone in all the way after it was positioned to down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 ON APCH WITH GEAR EXTENDED HAD ALL RED GEAR LIGHTS. MADE GAR TO TROUBLESHOOT. CAPT REACHED ACROSS; TOUCHED GEAR HANDLE; AND HAD ALL GREEN LIGHTS. HANDLE NOT POSITIONED INTO DETENT.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO LAND ON RWY 7 AT PHF; PUTTING DOWN THE LNDG GEAR LEVER; ALL THREE GEAR POS INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAINED RED. EXECUTED A GAR TO TROUBLESHOOT. NOSE GEAR INDICATOR INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND ACFT FELT LIKE OTHER GEAR WERE DOWN ALSO. TWR CONFIRMED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. CAPT WENT INTO THE QRH AND FOUND NO PROC. HE REACHED TO WIGGLE THE GEAR HANDLE AND AS SOON AS HE TOUCHED IT; THREE GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING THE LEVER HAD NOT GONE IN ALL THE WAY AFTER IT WAS POSITIONED TO DOWN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.