A B757 lands after receiving a gear down assurance from a helicopter flying formation up to the LOM ...

Attributes
ACN	435710
Time
Date	199904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 30l other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	435710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear warning system other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Gear light inoperative. Followed procedures and felt confident to land after no warnings, advisories or messages pertaining to gear. Police helicopter flew in formation from OM and determined gear down and locked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 LANDS AFTER RECEIVING A GEAR DOWN ASSURANCE FROM A HELI FLYING FORMATION UP TO THE LOM NEAR SJC, CA.

Narrative: GEAR LIGHT INOP. FOLLOWED PROCS AND FELT CONFIDENT TO LAND AFTER NO WARNINGS, ADVISORIES OR MESSAGES PERTAINING TO GEAR. POLICE HELI FLEW IN FORMATION FROM OM AND DETERMINED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.

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.

A B757 lands after receiving a gear down assurance from a helicopter flying formation up to the LOM near sjc, ca.