Nose gear 'unsafe' light for air carrier medium large transport landing dtw.

Attributes
ACN	201445
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 7450 flight time type : 2475
ASRS Report	201445
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While flying a visual approach to '3R', landing gear was extended and the nose gear indicated 'unsafe.' all emergency procedures outlined in cockpit operating manual were followed, but could not correct the problem. Emergency was declared, followed by an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR 'UNSAFE' LIGHT FOR ACR MLG LNDG DTW.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A VISUAL APCH TO '3R', LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED 'UNSAFE.' ALL EMER PROCS OUTLINED IN COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL WERE FOLLOWED, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. EMER WAS DECLARED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.