Air carrier medium large transport nose gear indicator light goes out on short final. Flight crew go...

Attributes
ACN	136300
Time
Date	199002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ami
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	136300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 126 flight time total : 3315 flight time type : 241
ASRS Report	137004
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were approaching mia and cleared for a visibility approach on 9R. We were had completed all preliminary landing and landing checklists. Gear had been confirmed down and 5 green verification lights were illuminated. At approximately 1000' AGL on approach, the nose gear green indicator light went out. We initiated a go around and advised ATC of our situation. We suspected a failed and requested an extended downwind. We accomplished all checklists as per the manual and advised ATC, the company and the F/a's. At this time, we relamped the nose gear light and found a dead bulb was at fault when the nose gear green light reilluminated. In addition, we verified the gear was down and locked with the mechanical gear indicator. This accomplished, we advised ATC of the normal indication and landed west/O further incident. This particular aircraft has installed various lights that are unable to be relamped. The gear lights, however, are not in this category. Therefore, I would recommend that although relamping is a normal function when indicator is out, that this option should be specifically included in the manual to avoid confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT GOES OUT ON SHORT FINAL. FLT CREW GOES AROUND TO CHANGE BULB.

Narrative: WE WERE APCHING MIA AND CLRED FOR A VIS APCH ON 9R. WE WERE HAD COMPLETED ALL PRELIMINARY LNDG AND LNDG CHKLISTS. GEAR HAD BEEN CONFIRMED DOWN AND 5 GREEN VERIFICATION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AT APPROX 1000' AGL ON APCH, THE NOSE GEAR GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT. WE INITIATED A GAR AND ADVISED ATC OF OUR SITUATION. WE SUSPECTED A FAILED AND REQUESTED AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL CHKLISTS AS PER THE MANUAL AND ADVISED ATC, THE COMPANY AND THE F/A'S. AT THIS TIME, WE RELAMPED THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND FOUND A DEAD BULB WAS AT FAULT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT REILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WE VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE MECHANICAL GEAR INDICATOR. THIS ACCOMPLISHED, WE ADVISED ATC OF THE NORMAL INDICATION AND LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS PARTICULAR ACFT HAS INSTALLED VARIOUS LIGHTS THAT ARE UNABLE TO BE RELAMPED. THE GEAR LIGHTS, HOWEVER, ARE NOT IN THIS CATEGORY. THEREFORE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ALTHOUGH RELAMPING IS A NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN INDICATOR IS OUT, THAT THIS OPTION SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL TO AVOID CONFUSION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Air carrier medium large transport nose gear indicator light goes out on short final. Flight crew goes around to change bulb.