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B737-800 captain reported the landing gear lever was moved to the down position at a speed higher than authorized during a rapid descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1433144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I received a 4 chime call from our number 1 flight attendant. In a panicky voice; I was informed that there was fire and smoke in the cabin; and that we need to land immediately. We advised ATC and started our divert. During our descent; my first officer suggested that we add the drag to help get the descent going as I started to slow through 265 as we were approaching 10000 ft. I thought we were fine. As we continued coordination with ATC; aarf; and flight attendants - I then decided that the gear would be a good option. I was hand flying and proceeding directly to the outer marker. I glanced at the airspeed and thought I saw 265 again and called for gear down; my first officer put gear down as he was saying verified. And then said not verified and immediately put the handle back up. The gear never moved. Just the handle. I was around 285. So either I misread the airspeed and thought I was at 265. Or I was at 265 and pushed the nose over while hand flying and called gear down and airspeed crept up quickly. The correction was so swift that I quickly dismissed it. The rest of divert went well.nothing I would change as I thought I saw the correct gear speed. If anything; slow a little bit down. Pressed a little [more] than other emergencies due to it was smoke in the cabin and hearing the panic in the flight attendant voice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported the landing gear lever was moved to the down position at a speed higher than authorized during a rapid descent.
Narrative: I received a 4 chime call from our Number 1 Flight Attendant. In a panicky voice; I was informed that there was fire and smoke in the cabin; and that we need to land immediately. We advised ATC and started our divert. During our descent; My First Officer suggested that we add the drag to help get the descent going as I started to slow through 265 as we were approaching 10000 ft. I thought we were fine. As we continued coordination with ATC; AARF; and Flight Attendants - I then decided that the gear would be a good option. I was hand flying and proceeding directly to the outer marker. I glanced at the airspeed and thought I saw 265 again and called for gear down; My First Officer put gear down as he was saying verified. And then said not verified and immediately put the handle back up. The gear never moved. Just the handle. I was around 285. So either I misread the airspeed and thought I was at 265. Or I was at 265 and pushed the nose over while hand flying and called gear down and airspeed crept up quickly. The correction was so swift that I quickly dismissed it. The rest of divert went well.Nothing I would change as I thought I saw the correct gear speed. If anything; slow a little bit down. Pressed a little [more] than other emergencies due to it was smoke in the cabin and hearing the panic in the flight attendant voice.
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.