Md-82 had unsafe gear indication; declared an emergency; accomplished uneventful landing.

Attributes
ACN	1066290
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

ILS approach; the captain was pilot flying and called for gear at approximately 6 miles on final. The left main gear did not indicate down and three green. We executed a go-around and declared an emergency. The QRH led us to the emergency gear extension checklist and on a long final we lowered the gear handle as the first step of that checklist. When the gear handle was lowered we received all three gear indicators down and three green. The approach and landing proceeded with no further incident. Excellent work by the first officer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-82 had unsafe gear indication; declared an emergency; accomplished uneventful landing.

Narrative: ILS approach; the Captain was pilot flying and called for gear at approximately 6 miles on final. The left main gear did not indicate down and three green. We executed a go-around and declared an emergency. The QRH led us to The Emergency Gear Extension checklist and on a long final we lowered the gear handle as the first step of that checklist. When the gear handle was lowered we received all three gear indicators down and three green. The approach and landing proceeded with no further incident. Excellent work by the First Officer.

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.