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B727 flight crew made low approach go around for tower to observe nose landing gear position which did not indicate locked in the down position. Uneventful landing was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 520370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 6.5 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 520370 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain called us and said the gear light wasn't on and they weren't sure front gear was down and locked. The flight engineer came out and looked down in gear area to see if gear was down, but not for sure locked. Captain gave it a 98% ok to land, but we did a go around so the ground crew could look for the gear down. The #4 flight attendant and I discussed that the aircraft would be at an angle if we landed without front gear and the tail cone exit wouldn't be usable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC MADE LOW APCH GAR FOR TWR TO OBSERVE NOSE LNDG GEAR POS WHICH DID NOT INDICATE LOCKED IN THE DOWN POS. UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE.
Narrative: CAPT CALLED US AND SAID THE GEAR LIGHT WASN'T ON AND THEY WEREN'T SURE FRONT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE FE CAME OUT AND LOOKED DOWN IN GEAR AREA TO SEE IF GEAR WAS DOWN, BUT NOT FOR SURE LOCKED. CAPT GAVE IT A 98% OK TO LAND, BUT WE DID A GAR SO THE GND CREW COULD LOOK FOR THE GEAR DOWN. THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND I DISCUSSED THAT THE ACFT WOULD BE AT AN ANGLE IF WE LANDED WITHOUT FRONT GEAR AND THE TAIL CONE EXIT WOULDN'T BE USABLE.
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.