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The pilots of a B767 identified a landing gear indication problem during approach and initiated a go around. After testing the light and attempting to replace the bulb; the crew began another approach. The crew requested visual verification from the tower that the gear was down; and performed a normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1084384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While on a normal approach to ZZZZ we put the landing gear down and did not get a green down indication on the left main landing gear. We tested the light with no success. I took [control of] the aircraft and initiated a go-around. We were given radar vectors back for the approach. While on downwind the first officer tried replacing the bulbs unsuccessfully. We declared an emergency; requested aircraft rescue and fire [support] and had [station] operations notified. I gave the flight attendants their [preparation] items and made a [public address announcement] to the passenger notifying them we would be on the ground in 5 to 10 minutes. On approach we configured and asked tower to see in our main landing gear was down and we briefed if we got any landing proximity warning we would do another go-around to further evaluate the problem. The tower reported the main landing gear down; we had no landing proximity warning and landed normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilots of a B767 identified a landing gear indication problem during approach and initiated a go around. After testing the light and attempting to replace the bulb; the crew began another approach. The crew requested visual verification from the Tower that the gear was down; and performed a normal landing.
Narrative: While on a normal approach to ZZZZ we put the landing gear down and did not get a GREEN down indication on the left main landing gear. We tested the light with no success. I took [control of] the aircraft and initiated a go-around. We were given radar vectors back for the approach. While on downwind the First Officer tried replacing the bulbs unsuccessfully. We declared an emergency; requested Aircraft Rescue and Fire [support] and had [station] operations notified. I gave the flight attendants their [preparation] items and made a [public address announcement] to the passenger notifying them we would be on the ground in 5 to 10 minutes. On approach we configured and asked Tower to see in our main landing gear was down and we briefed if we got any landing proximity warning we would do another go-around to further evaluate the problem. The Tower reported the main landing gear down; we had NO landing proximity warning and landed normally.
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.