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The pilot of a C402 observed an unexpected landing gear indication prior to the lowering of the gear. He consulted the flight manual; performed and alternate gear extension; and a successful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1116606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After I took off and put the gear up; the landing gear cube lights and hydraulic pressure light was out. I canceled IFR after having the field visually and started down. I leveled out at 1;100 feet and entered left traffic for [the runway]. I was cleared to land and I went to put the gear down. I noticed that the left main gear cube light was illuminated with the gear handle up and hydraulic pressure light out. I asked the tower for an extended downwind and advised them of my abnormality. I consulted the QRH and put the gear down by blowing it with the nitro bottle. I heard a thump after pulling the t-handle and had the tower verify that they could see three gears. I tested the gear horn and was satisfied that the gear was down and a safe landing could be made. I made a successful landing and called maintenance and operations center with the problem. No emergency was declared; and the passengers did not have any delay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C402 observed an unexpected landing gear indication prior to the lowering of the gear. He consulted the flight manual; performed and alternate gear extension; and a successful landing.
Narrative: After I took off and put the gear up; the landing gear cube lights and HYD pressure light was out. I canceled IFR after having the field visually and started down. I leveled out at 1;100 feet and entered left traffic for [the runway]. I was cleared to land and I went to put the gear down. I noticed that the left main gear cube light was illuminated with the gear handle up and HYD pressure light out. I asked the Tower for an extended downwind and advised them of my abnormality. I consulted the QRH and put the gear down by blowing it with the nitro bottle. I heard a thump after pulling the T-Handle and had the Tower verify that they could see three gears. I tested the gear horn and was satisfied that the gear was down and a safe landing could be made. I made a successful landing and called Maintenance and Operations Center with the problem. No emergency was declared; and the passengers did not have any delay.
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.