Unable to obtain save gear down lights on right main gear, diverted to dtw.

Attributes
ACN	234609
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle airport : dtw
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12300 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	234609
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on approach to cle, the landing gear was lowered. The right main mount gear didn't show down and locked. The gear was cycled several times. We still didn't receive a green light. We went through other procedures. We decided to divert to dtw. Cle had only 1 runway open. It was 6000 ft long and braking was poor. There was snow on the runway. We got in the dtw area. We lowered the gear again. After 20 seconds we then got a good indication that the right main was down and locked. We then made a normal approach and landing. We were flying in IFR conditions and picking up light rime ice. We were talking to approach, dispatch and maintenance control. We also had to fly the aircraft and do abnormal gear checklist, plus talk to the flight attendant to prepare for emergency landing and of course, talk to the passenger. The distance from cle to dtw was very short. So I think we made all the ATC instructions. We were changing who was flying the aircraft so 1 person turning off ATC on occasion to talk to company. These experiences are very hectic for a 2-MAN aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO OBTAIN SAVE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS ON R MAIN GEAR, DIVERTED TO DTW.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO CLE, THE LNDG GEAR WAS LOWERED. THE R MAIN MOUNT GEAR DIDN'T SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. WE STILL DIDN'T RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT. WE WENT THROUGH OTHER PROCS. WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO DTW. CLE HAD ONLY 1 RWY OPEN. IT WAS 6000 FT LONG AND BRAKING WAS POOR. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE RWY. WE GOT IN THE DTW AREA. WE LOWERED THE GEAR AGAIN. AFTER 20 SECONDS WE THEN GOT A GOOD INDICATION THAT THE R MAIN WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. WE THEN MADE A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. WE WERE FLYING IN IFR CONDITIONS AND PICKING UP LIGHT RIME ICE. WE WERE TALKING TO APCH, DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. WE ALSO HAD TO FLY THE ACFT AND DO ABNORMAL GEAR CHKLIST, PLUS TALK TO THE FLT ATTENDANT TO PREPARE FOR EMER LNDG AND OF COURSE, TALK TO THE PAX. THE DISTANCE FROM CLE TO DTW WAS VERY SHORT. SO I THINK WE MADE ALL THE ATC INSTRUCTIONS. WE WERE CHANGING WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT SO 1 PERSON TURNING OFF ATC ON OCCASION TO TALK TO COMPANY. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE VERY HECTIC FOR A 2-MAN ACFT.

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.