An air carrier large transport had a landing gear indication problem while en route.

Attributes
ACN	269774
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vlr airport : msp
State Reference	MB
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czwg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	269774
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air carrier large transport had gear indication problem en route from sea to bos. After descending and recycling gear, had to continue with gear down and locked. We then diverted to msp. Landing and taxi to gate were routine, but we did have emergency equipment standing by.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT HAD A LNDG GEAR INDICATION PROB WHILE ENRTE.

Narrative: ACR LGT HAD GEAR INDICATION PROB ENRTE FROM SEA TO BOS. AFTER DSNDING AND RECYCLING GEAR, HAD TO CONTINUE WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. WE THEN DIVERTED TO MSP. LNDG AND TAXI TO GATE WERE ROUTINE, BUT WE DID HAVE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY.

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.