<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1677539, August 2019

A320 flight crew reported that the landing gear would not extend normally; necessitating use of the alternate gravity extension method.

Attributes
ACN	1677539
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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	Landing Gear
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 146 Flight Crew Total 11652 Flight Crew Type 11652
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 126 Flight Crew Total 9011 Flight Crew Type 5089
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On visual approach runway xr ZZZ approximately 1 NM from zzzzz 2;300 feet landing gear lever selected down with no response. Cycled the gear handle again with no response. Told tower we were discontinuing the approach and were handed off to approach control for vectors. Shortly thereafter; with the gear handle down left/G gear not down locked ECAM appeared. Cycled the gear handle again per the ECAM with no success; continued with the landing gear gravity extension checklist per the ECAM and QRH. The procedure was successful with positive down and locked indications. All checklists were completed and flight attendants and passenger briefed. I assumed duties as pilot flying. Flew a normal visual approach to runway yyr. Landing was uneventful. Stopped the aircraft on runway centerline for arff inspection and eventual tow to the terminal. This aircraft had experienced the same malfunction the day before.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew reported that the landing gear would not extend normally; necessitating use of the alternate gravity extension method.

Narrative: On visual approach Runway XR ZZZ approximately 1 NM from ZZZZZ 2;300 feet landing gear lever selected down with no response. Cycled the gear handle again with no response. Told Tower we were discontinuing the approach and were handed off to Approach Control for vectors. Shortly thereafter; with the gear handle down L/G Gear Not Down Locked ECAM appeared. Cycled the gear handle again per the ECAM with no success; Continued with the Landing Gear Gravity Extension Checklist per the ECAM and QRH. The procedure was successful with positive down and locked indications. All checklists were completed and flight attendants and passenger briefed. I assumed duties as Pilot Flying. Flew a normal visual approach to Runway YYR. Landing was uneventful. Stopped the aircraft on runway centerline for ARFF inspection and eventual tow to the terminal. This aircraft had experienced the same malfunction the day before.

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