<< >> NASA ASRS Report 845572, July 2009

A md-80's landing gear did not extend on the first attempt. The crew executed a go around and declared an emergency. The gear extended normally on the second attempt as described on the emergency checklist.

Attributes
ACN	845572
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Landing. Gear handle was lowered and gear indicator stayed at three red. Executed a go-around. Completed checklist which called for cycling gear. Gear came down normally with three green lights. ATC asked if we wanted to declare emergency turning final. We said yes just as a precaution. Landed normally. Told tower no further assistance required and terminated emergency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-80's landing gear did not extend on the first attempt. The crew executed a go around and declared an emergency. The gear extended normally on the second attempt as described on the emergency checklist.

Narrative: Landing. Gear handle was lowered and gear indicator stayed at three red. Executed a go-around. Completed checklist which called for cycling gear. Gear came down normally with three green lights. ATC asked if we wanted to declare emergency turning final. We said yes just as a precaution. Landed normally. Told Tower no further assistance required and terminated emergency.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.