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Air carrier medium large transport had red gear warning light along with 3 green gear lights. Made go around to confirm gear down, then declared an emergency and landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 164099 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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 |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After calling for 'gear down' and the final landing checklist, I noticed that the red unsafe gear light for the nose gear had illuminated with the 3 green safe indications. Flew low approach abeam ewr tower and tower controller said nose gear appeared down. Requested a radar box pattern and instructed first officer to execute abnormal checklist for the unsafe indication. We verified after doing the procedure that the gear was locked in place. Coordinated with approach, company maintenance and ff/a as to the procedures to be used for the approach and landing of the incident. Returning to ewr, declared emergency, given our gear problem and fuel remaining. Proceeded direct to airport. Landed west/O incident. Stopped straight ahead on runway 22L. Company maintenance personnel pinned all gear and towed us to the gear. I made a log book write-up of the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG HAD RED GEAR WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. MADE GO AROUND TO CONFIRM GEAR DOWN, THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY.
Narrative: AFTER CALLING FOR 'GEAR DOWN' AND THE FINAL LNDG CHKLIST, I NOTICED THAT THE RED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR HAD ILLUMINATED WITH THE 3 GREEN SAFE INDICATIONS. FLEW LOW APCH ABEAM EWR TWR AND TWR CTLR SAID NOSE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. REQUESTED A RADAR BOX PATTERN AND INSTRUCTED F/O TO EXECUTE ABNORMAL CHKLIST FOR THE UNSAFE INDICATION. WE VERIFIED AFTER DOING THE PROC THAT THE GEAR WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. COORDINATED WITH APCH, COMPANY MAINT AND FF/A AS TO THE PROCS TO BE USED FOR THE APCH AND LNDG OF THE INCIDENT. RETURNING TO EWR, DECLARED EMER, GIVEN OUR GEAR PROB AND FUEL REMAINING. PROCEEDED DIRECT TO ARPT. LANDED W/O INCIDENT. STOPPED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON RWY 22L. COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL PINNED ALL GEAR AND TOWED US TO THE GEAR. I MADE A LOG BOOK WRITE-UP OF THE EVENT.
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.