Cargo large transport has nose gear not extended indication. Into holding to solve problem.

Attributes
ACN	260556
Time
Date	199312
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	260556
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	259982
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Extended landing gear, no nosewheel indication. Executed missed/go around. Coordinated radar vectors and holding with bay approach. Entering holding distracted by procedure items, delayed outbound holding leg. In aircraft we received no EICAS messages, retracted gear and handle was very sticky, vibration noted. Used gear disagree checklist and extended gear manually -- still no nose gear green indication. Abnormal nose gear vibration noted. Repeated full procedure to no avail. Tested light bulbs, no indication. Replaced 1 nose gear bulb and extended gear normally. 3 green. Landed sjc without further fault indications. Throughout this incident I failed to declare an emergency. Perhaps that would have alleviated some additional external pressure. Next time I intend to declare an emergency and receive additional assistance from all sources -- cockpit resource management. Supplemental information from acn 259982: we did not declare an emergency while working the gear problem and therefore this report. There seemed to be no conflict with traffic or controllers -- but just in case!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO LGT HAS NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDED INDICATION. INTO HOLDING TO SOLVE PROB.

Narrative: EXTENDED LNDG GEAR, NO NOSEWHEEL INDICATION. EXECUTED MISSED/GAR. COORDINATED RADAR VECTORS AND HOLDING WITH BAY APCH. ENTERING HOLDING DISTRACTED BY PROC ITEMS, DELAYED OUTBOUND HOLDING LEG. IN ACFT WE RECEIVED NO EICAS MESSAGES, RETRACTED GEAR AND HANDLE WAS VERY STICKY, VIBRATION NOTED. USED GEAR DISAGREE CHKLIST AND EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY -- STILL NO NOSE GEAR GREEN INDICATION. ABNORMAL NOSE GEAR VIBRATION NOTED. REPEATED FULL PROC TO NO AVAIL. TESTED LIGHT BULBS, NO INDICATION. REPLACED 1 NOSE GEAR BULB AND EXTENDED GEAR NORMALLY. 3 GREEN. LANDED SJC WITHOUT FURTHER FAULT INDICATIONS. THROUGHOUT THIS INCIDENT I FAILED TO DECLARE AN EMER. PERHAPS THAT WOULD HAVE ALLEVIATED SOME ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL PRESSURE. NEXT TIME I INTEND TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM ALL SOURCES -- COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 259982: WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER WHILE WORKING THE GEAR PROB AND THEREFORE THIS RPT. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO CONFLICT WITH TFC OR CTLRS -- BUT JUST IN CASE!

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.