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The landing gear of an A320 did not extend on the first attempt after lowering the landing gear handle. A second attempt lowered the landing gear normally. There were no ECAM alerts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 847790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 16500 Flight Crew Type 7500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Captain lowered landing gear handle and gear doors appeared to open; but the gear never fell down. Got three red unsafe lights. No ECAM yet. After a few seconds; recycled gear handle and got gear down and locked. Landing checklist and landing accomplished uneventful. Wrote up problem and debriefed with maintenance and outgoing pilots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The landing gear of an A320 did not extend on the first attempt after lowering the landing gear handle. A second attempt lowered the landing gear normally. There were no ECAM alerts.
Narrative: Captain lowered landing gear handle and gear doors appeared to open; but the gear never fell down. Got three red unsafe lights. No ECAM yet. After a few seconds; recycled gear handle and got gear down and locked. Landing checklist and landing accomplished uneventful. Wrote up problem and debriefed with maintenance and outgoing pilots.
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.