Narrative:

This incident occurred while we were en route from bhm to rdu with the intentions of landing at the customers air strip, or ewn. At an approximately distance of about 25-30 mi out from rdu, my captain noticed that the right generator light was illuminated. The captain then told me to fly the airplane while he attempted to trouble-shoot the system. I recall him going through the checklist while trying to reset the failed generator. When the captain attempted to reset the bus circuit breaker we lost our header tank fuel gauges, transfer pump indicators, and various other equipment. The captain then stated that he wanted to land at rdu. Approach gave us vectors for the ILS runway 23L approach. During the approach sequence the captain called for gear down and final approach checks. At this time we noticed that the gear was not down as we did not have any 'gear down' indicator lights. We then made a low pass over the rdu tower to gain a visual observation of our gear status. During the next few mins I was attempting to manually crank the landing gear into the down position. While in the vicinity of the rdu airport we also noticed that the ' right auxiliary fuel light' was illuminating erratically. When performing the manual gear extension I noticed that the 'gear in transition' light was lit. Once the gear was assumed to be down and locked the 'gear in transition' light went out: however, the normal landing gear down indicators (3 green) did not light. The captain initiated the manual gear extension and also supervised the completion of this procedure. At this time I expressed my concerns to the captain regarding any attempt to land without the proper gear down indications. When all checklists and applicable emergency procedures were complete we then landed without further incident at rdu.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR AND HIS CAPT EXPERIENCED GENERATOR FAILURE RESULTING IN MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND THE NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE WE WERE ENRTE FROM BHM TO RDU WITH THE INTENTIONS OF LNDG AT THE CUSTOMERS AIR STRIP, OR EWN. AT AN APPROX DISTANCE OF ABOUT 25-30 MI OUT FROM RDU, MY CAPT NOTICED THAT THE R GENERATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAPT THEN TOLD ME TO FLY THE AIRPLANE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLE-SHOOT THE SYS. I RECALL HIM GOING THROUGH THE CHKLIST WHILE TRYING TO RESET THE FAILED GENERATOR. WHEN THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER WE LOST OUR HEADER TANK FUEL GAUGES, TRANSFER PUMP INDICATORS, AND VARIOUS OTHER EQUIP. THE CAPT THEN STATED THAT HE WANTED TO LAND AT RDU. APCH GAVE US VECTORS FOR THE ILS RWY 23L APCH. DURING THE APCH SEQUENCE THE CAPT CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND FINAL APCH CHKS. AT THIS TIME WE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AS WE DID NOT HAVE ANY 'GEAR DOWN' INDICATOR LIGHTS. WE THEN MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RDU TWR TO GAIN A VISUAL OBSERVATION OF OUR GEAR STATUS. DURING THE NEXT FEW MINS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY CRANK THE LNDG GEAR INTO THE DOWN POS. WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF THE RDU ARPT WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ' R AUX FUEL LIGHT' WAS ILLUMINATING ERRATICALLY. WHEN PERFORMING THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION I NOTICED THAT THE 'GEAR IN TRANSITION' LIGHT WAS LIT. ONCE THE GEAR WAS ASSUMED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED THE 'GEAR IN TRANSITION' LIGHT WENT OUT: HOWEVER, THE NORMAL LNDG GEAR DOWN INDICATORS (3 GREEN) DID NOT LIGHT. THE CAPT INITIATED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND ALSO SUPERVISED THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROC. AT THIS TIME I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO THE CAPT REGARDING ANY ATTEMPT TO LAND WITHOUT THE PROPER GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. WHEN ALL CHKLISTS AND APPLICABLE EMER PROCS WERE COMPLETE WE THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT RDU.

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.