<< >> NASA ASRS Report 797566, July 2008

A B767-300's left main landing gear light did not illuminate green with the landing gear down. A visual inspection found it was down. A normal landing was accomplished. An emergency was declared.

Attributes
ACN	797566
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	797566
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After putting gear handle down; left gear light did not illuminate green. The captain tested the lights; they illuminated. We then asked tower if we could fly down the runway for them to observe the gear. They said all gear appeared down. We declared an emergency; did the gear not down checklist; had the purser do a cabin advisory; did the alternate gear extension checklist; came around for an uneventful landing on runway 8R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300'S LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE GREEN WITH THE LNDG GEAR DOWN. A VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND IT WAS DOWN. A NORMAL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED.

Narrative: AFTER PUTTING GEAR HANDLE DOWN; L GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE GREEN. THE CAPT TESTED THE LIGHTS; THEY ILLUMINATED. WE THEN ASKED TWR IF WE COULD FLY DOWN THE RWY FOR THEM TO OBSERVE THE GEAR. THEY SAID ALL GEAR APPEARED DOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER; DID THE GEAR NOT DOWN CHKLIST; HAD THE PURSER DO A CABIN ADVISORY; DID THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHKLIST; CAME AROUND FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 8R.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.