<< >> NASA ASRS Report 690085, March 2006

B737-300 flight crew during final approach has false gear indication. Flight crew performs the QRH procedures and verifies gear down and locked.

Attributes
ACN	690085
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ict.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	690085
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	690084
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approaching FAF; I called for gear down. First officer lowered the gear handle and we heard noise associated with the gear lowering. However; the red nose gear light was the only light to illuminate. It stayed illuminated and we accomplished a low approach and notified tower. Fuel at that time was about 5000 pounds. We flew a box pattern and did a low approach over the runway (200 ft AGL) and emergency crews confirmed they saw all the gear were down. First officer accomplished alternate gear extension checklist and visually confirmed all 3 gear were down (we flew one more approach over the runway at 1000 ft AGL) while the first officer accomplished these procedures. We then accomplished a visual approach and landing; shut down the engines (started the APU in the air). Supplemental information from acn 690084: I visually verified all 3 gear were down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW DURING FINAL APCH HAS FALSE GEAR INDICATION. FLT CREW PERFORMS THE QRH PROCS AND VERIFIES GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.

Narrative: APCHING FAF; I CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN. FO LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE AND WE HEARD NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEAR LOWERING. HOWEVER; THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IT STAYED ILLUMINATED AND WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOW APCH AND NOTIFIED TWR. FUEL AT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 5000 LBS. WE FLEW A BOX PATTERN AND DID A LOW APCH OVER THE RWY (200 FT AGL) AND EMER CREWS CONFIRMED THEY SAW ALL THE GEAR WERE DOWN. FO ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHKLIST AND VISUALLY CONFIRMED ALL 3 GEAR WERE DOWN (WE FLEW ONE MORE APCH OVER THE RWY AT 1000 FT AGL) WHILE THE FO ACCOMPLISHED THESE PROCS. WE THEN ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG; SHUT DOWN THE ENGS (STARTED THE APU IN THE AIR). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 690084: I VISUALLY VERIFIED ALL 3 GEAR WERE 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.