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An md super 80 on approach at 3000 ft declared an emergency due to a main landing gear door warning caused by a failed proximity switch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sfo tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 393520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 393521 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Landing at sfo, gear door light did not go out. Went around and performed book procedure including an inspection which indicated left door not closed. Landed runway 28L stopping on runway to pin gear. We were towed to the gate. We declared an emergency and requested the equipment standby. No emergency authority/authorized used beyond normal ATC sequencing except stopping on runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an md super 80 and the aircraft was removed from service, jacked and the landing gear swung, a left main landing gear door lock proximity switch was replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 ON APCH AT 3000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR WARNING CAUSED BY A FAILED PROX SWITCH.
Narrative: LNDG AT SFO, GEAR DOOR LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. WENT AROUND AND PERFORMED BOOK PROC INCLUDING AN INSPECTION WHICH INDICATED L DOOR NOT CLOSED. LANDED RWY 28L STOPPING ON RWY TO PIN GEAR. WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED THE EQUIP STANDBY. NO EMER AUTH USED BEYOND NORMAL ATC SEQUENCING EXCEPT STOPPING ON RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN MD SUPER 80 AND THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SVC, JACKED AND THE LNDG GEAR SWUNG, A L MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR LOCK PROX SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
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.