A320 flight crew reported the gear failed to extend; so they had to use the manual extension procedu...

Attributes
ACN	1428092
Time
Date	201703
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

While on a visual approach at around 2000 feet I called for gear down and it failed to extend. The first officer followed the ECAM checklist and recycled the gear handle. The gear still indicated not locked. I decided at that point to go-around and work the situation. We received vectors west of the airport and I gave the aircraft and directions to my first officer and contacted maintenance. Maintenance coordinated with maintenance control and confirmed that we should continue with a manual extension. I completed the extension and had a good down and locked indication. The first officer remained with ATC and flying the aircraft using automation and got us on a downwind. I requested towing assistance before landing. I also briefed the flight attendants and made a PA to the passengers. Once complete I took the aircraft and continued to an uneventful landing. We stayed on the runway and got towed in from there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew reported the gear failed to extend; so they had to use the manual extension procedure.

Narrative: While on a visual approach at around 2000 feet I called for gear down and it failed to extend. The First Officer followed the ECAM checklist and recycled the gear handle. The gear still indicated not locked. I decided at that point to go-around and work the situation. We received vectors west of the airport and I gave the aircraft and directions to my First Officer and contacted Maintenance. Maintenance coordinated with Maintenance Control and confirmed that we should continue with a manual extension. I completed the extension and had a good down and locked indication. The FO remained with ATC and flying the aircraft using automation and got us on a downwind. I requested towing assistance before landing. I also briefed the flight attendants and made a PA to the passengers. Once complete I took the aircraft and continued to an uneventful landing. We stayed on the runway and got towed in from there.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.