<< >> NASA ASRS Report 870078, January 2010

B757 flight crew reports unsafe nose gear indication during approach and subsequent go around. The nose gear is successfully extended with the alternate gear extension system and a normal landing ensues.

Attributes
ACN	870078
Time
Date	201001
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 43 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 2126
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 135 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 3800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On approach; nose gear did not extend with the landing gear lever in the down position. Executed a go around. Completed the alternate gear extension checklist to get the nose gear down and locked. Declared emergency with equipment standing by; F/a cabin advisory. Landed without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew reports unsafe nose gear indication during approach and subsequent go around. The nose gear is successfully extended with the alternate gear extension system and a normal landing ensues.

Narrative: On approach; nose gear did not extend with the landing gear lever in the down position. Executed a go around. Completed the alternate gear extension checklist to get the nose gear down and locked. Declared emergency with equipment standing by; F/A cabin advisory. Landed without incident.

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.