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Diversion to alternate airport after landing gear indication problem. Aircraft equipment problem malfunction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13700 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 242816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Landing gear would not indicate proper sequence during retraction cycle. Landing gear was then extended using alternate method (this should have resequenced the gear system). Again I retracted the landing gear and still I did not get a proper indication of gear up and doors closed. I then called mci and asked to call my company for further instructions. I was asked by my company if the aircraft was safe to fly, to fly to home base. I had 4 hours of fuel to burn off and I thought it best to fly 2 hours to home base and talk directly to my mechanics to try to rectify the malfunction to avoid a gear up incident. I eventually landed safely after my mechanic had me confirm gear was down through a few alternate checks, even though I did not have '3 green down and locked' indication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER LNDG GEAR INDICATION PROB. ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION.
Narrative: LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE PROPER SEQUENCE DURING RETRACTION CYCLE. LNDG GEAR WAS THEN EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE METHOD (THIS SHOULD HAVE RESEQUENCED THE GEAR SYS). AGAIN I RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR AND STILL I DID NOT GET A PROPER INDICATION OF GEAR UP AND DOORS CLOSED. I THEN CALLED MCI AND ASKED TO CALL MY COMPANY FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS ASKED BY MY COMPANY IF THE ACFT WAS SAFE TO FLY, TO FLY TO HOME BASE. I HAD 4 HRS OF FUEL TO BURN OFF AND I THOUGHT IT BEST TO FLY 2 HRS TO HOME BASE AND TALK DIRECTLY TO MY MECHS TO TRY TO RECTIFY THE MALFUNCTION TO AVOID A GEAR UP INCIDENT. I EVENTUALLY LANDED SAFELY AFTER MY MECH HAD ME CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN THROUGH A FEW ALTERNATE CHKS, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE '3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED' INDICATION.
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.