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A fokker 100 on approach at 1800 ft declared an emergency due to left main gear unsafe light. Caused by jammed gear door operating rod.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 531103 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach at ZZZ after gear was lowered, we received an unsafe gear indication on left main gear. Recycled gear which did not help, then accomplished the alternate gear procedure, which did not work. We then tried loading up the aircraft, and still had an unsafe gear indication. We consulted ZZZ2 tech during this time. Burned fuel down to about 2500 pounds while working the problem. We accomplished the gear up/unsafe landing procedure. Flew the visual to ZZZ runway 17R. Landed with no problems. Maintenance inspected the gear and found a gear door rod jammed between the gear and the gear well edge. Gear was pinned and taxied to the gate with no problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 ON APCH AT 1800 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO L MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. CAUSED BY JAMMED GEAR DOOR OPERATING ROD.
Narrative: ON APCH AT ZZZ AFTER GEAR WAS LOWERED, WE RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON L MAIN GEAR. RECYCLED GEAR WHICH DID NOT HELP, THEN ACCOMPLISHED THE ALTERNATE GEAR PROC, WHICH DID NOT WORK. WE THEN TRIED LOADING UP THE ACFT, AND STILL HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. WE CONSULTED ZZZ2 TECH DURING THIS TIME. BURNED FUEL DOWN TO ABOUT 2500 LBS WHILE WORKING THE PROB. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE GEAR UP/UNSAFE LNDG PROC. FLEW THE VISUAL TO ZZZ RWY 17R. LANDED WITH NO PROBS. MAINT INSPECTED THE GEAR AND FOUND A GEAR DOOR ROD JAMMED BTWN THE GEAR AND THE GEAR WELL EDGE. GEAR WAS PINNED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO PROBS.
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.