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Following the failure of the left main gear safe light to illuminate upon gear extension; a B757-200 flight crew performed a go around; declared an emergency and landed safely despite their inability to resolve the anomaly using checklist procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1016448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
When we lowered the gear on a normal ILS approach to runway 15 the left main landing gear cockpit indication light did not illuminate. We initiated a go around and followed company checklists for this malfunction. The procedures did not solve the indication. Tower confirmed that the gear [appeared to be] down following a visual check. We declared an emergency; completed a safe landing with crash fire rescue equipment standing by and were then towed to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following the failure of the left main gear safe light to illuminate upon gear extension; a B757-200 flight crew performed a go around; declared an emergency and landed safely despite their inability to resolve the anomaly using checklist procedures.
Narrative: When we lowered the gear on a normal ILS approach to Runway 15 the left main landing gear cockpit indication light did not illuminate. We initiated a go around and followed company checklists for this malfunction. The procedures did not solve the indication. Tower confirmed that the gear [appeared to be] down following a visual check. We declared an emergency; completed a safe landing with CFR standing by and were then towed to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.