During approach, an large transport left landing gear does not indicate down and locked. Subsequently, during taxi in, tower observes smoke from wheel caused by gear door rubbing the tire.

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Attributes
ACN	299461
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : teb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing 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 : 240 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	299461
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	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landing gear lowered with no down and locked green light on left gear. Gear was visually checked by so. Gear was down, landed normal. While taxi in, ground control advised we had smoke on left gear. Left landing gear flying door had broken and was resting on left outboard tire. Maintenance was called, door removed, and we taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING APCH, AN LGT L LNDG GEAR DOES NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING TAXI IN, TWR OBSERVES SMOKE FROM WHEEL CAUSED BY GEAR DOOR RUBBING THE TIRE.

Narrative: LNDG GEAR LOWERED WITH NO DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT ON L GEAR. GEAR WAS VISUALLY CHKED BY SO. GEAR WAS DOWN, LANDED NORMAL. WHILE TAXI IN, GND CTL ADVISED WE HAD SMOKE ON L GEAR. L LNDG GEAR FLYING DOOR HAD BROKEN AND WAS RESTING ON L OUTBOARD TIRE. MAINT WAS CALLED, DOOR REMOVED, AND WE TAXIED TO GATE.

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.