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An SF340 flight crew encountered a failed nosegear safe light indicator; they subsequently landed uneventfully.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2 Flight Crew Total 1900 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 1100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
During the execution of an ILS approach; gear selector place in down position. Main gear lights illuminated; but nose gear did not. Immediately cycled gear up; then back down. No illumination; but gear transit light off. Advised tower that we would be doing a missed approach at 500 ft; and asked for a visual confirmation of nose gear down. Tower confirms gear in down position. Executed missed approach; climbed to 3000 ft and received vectors. Took a few minutes to find and perform the gear unsafe checklist. Cycled gear multiple times; switched light bulbs and still no illumination. Transit light still off when gear selected down. Hydraulic indicators normal. Declared an emergency; received vectors; again got verbal confirmation that gear was down and landed. Everything normal; taxied to gate. Nosegear landing gear indicator light did not illuminate when gear in down position. It would be helpful to have a quick index in the beginning of the checklist chapter to reference conditions that do not have an associated central warning panel light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An SF340 flight crew encountered a failed nosegear safe light indicator; they subsequently landed uneventfully.
Narrative: During the execution of an ILS approach; gear selector place in down position. Main gear lights illuminated; but nose gear did not. Immediately cycled gear up; then back down. No illumination; but gear transit light off. Advised Tower that we would be doing a missed approach at 500 FT; and asked for a visual confirmation of nose gear down. Tower confirms gear in down position. Executed missed approach; climbed to 3000 FT and received vectors. Took a few minutes to find and perform the gear unsafe checklist. Cycled gear multiple times; switched light bulbs and still no illumination. Transit light still off when gear selected down. Hydraulic indicators normal. Declared an emergency; received vectors; again got verbal confirmation that gear was down and landed. Everything normal; taxied to gate. Nosegear landing gear indicator light did not illuminate when gear in down position. It would be helpful to have a quick index in the beginning of the checklist chapter to reference conditions that do not have an associated Central Warning Panel light.
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.