An air carrier large transport had a landing gear indication problem. The gear was down.

Attributes
ACN	249260
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	249260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Unsafe left landing gear indication (green light out, status message, maintenance message). Go around and emergency landing executed. Gear was normal. First flight after maintenance 'C' check performed in hangar. Maintenance personnel thought there was a connection. Arrived lax with normal reserve fuel. Was surprised at fuel consumption while flying for 15 mins with gear extended and gear doors open. Very little time to trouble-shoot, brief cabin crew and land before fuel became critical.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT HAD A LNDG GEAR INDICATION PROB. THE GEAR WAS DOWN.

Narrative: UNSAFE L LNDG GEAR INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT OUT, STATUS MESSAGE, MAINT MESSAGE). GAR AND EMER LNDG EXECUTED. GEAR WAS NORMAL. FIRST FLT AFTER MAINT 'C' CHK PERFORMED IN HANGAR. MAINT PERSONNEL THOUGHT THERE WAS A CONNECTION. ARRIVED LAX WITH NORMAL RESERVE FUEL. WAS SURPRISED AT FUEL CONSUMPTION WHILE FLYING FOR 15 MINS WITH GEAR EXTENDED AND GEAR DOORS OPEN. VERY LITTLE TIME TO TROUBLE-SHOOT, BRIEF CABIN CREW AND LAND BEFORE FUEL BECAME CRITICAL.

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.