Cargo crew executed a missed approach when a green landing gear light did not illuminate.

Attributes
ACN	442260
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : afw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : afw.tower tower : fyv.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	442260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At alliance field, tx, and approximately 10 mi final when landing gear was extended, crew noticed that right main landing gear green indicator light was not illuminated. Pilot executed a go around and low approach and requested that tower visually inspect. Tower was unable to determine condition of landing gear. The right main landing gear indicator light was replaced with a fresh light bulb and the landing gear showed down and locked (3 green lights). The pilot proceeded with downwind and final for an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO CREW EXECUTED A MISSED APCH WHEN A GREEN LNDG GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE.

Narrative: AT ALLIANCE FIELD, TX, AND APPROX 10 MI FINAL WHEN LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED, CREW NOTICED THAT R MAIN LNDG GEAR GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. PLT EXECUTED A GAR AND LOW APCH AND REQUESTED THAT TWR VISUALLY INSPECT. TWR WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CONDITION OF LNDG GEAR. THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS REPLACED WITH A FRESH LIGHT BULB AND THE LNDG GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED (3 GREEN LIGHTS). THE PLT PROCEEDED WITH DOWNWIND AND FINAL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.