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Air carrier medium large transport left main gear light failed to illuminate when gear extended for landing. Flight made go around and by following emergency gear procedure the gear light came on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 145191 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During approach to lga left main gear light did not illuminate. Executed go around, made left turn to carmel. Performed landing gear abnormal procedure per handbook and left main gear light illuminated with emergency gear handle extension.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR EXTENDED FOR LNDG. FLT MADE GO AROUND AND BY FOLLOWING EMERGENCY GEAR PROC THE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON.
Narrative: DURING APCH TO LGA LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. EXECUTED GO AROUND, MADE LEFT TURN TO CARMEL. PERFORMED LNDG GEAR ABNORMAL PROC PER HANDBOOK AND LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH EMER GEAR HANDLE EXTENSION.
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.