MD80 flight crew made go around when they observed no landing gear down and locked indication. Subsequently, they landed in the emergency condition with the cabin crew and passenger prepared in case of a problem.

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Attributes
ACN	533644
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu.tower tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1.5 flight attendant time total : 4.5 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	533644
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear position ind. other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On final into rdu, the captain called me and told me that we had just aborted landing and it was because of the landing gear. He also told me we were going to circle and see if they could fix the problem. That is when the first officer came out of the cockpit to go check the gear and I went to the cockpit. That happened 3 times and then the captain told me we were going to prepare for an emergency landing and I went to the cockpit to get the test information. We (the flight attendants) had 20 mins to complete our checklist. We finished it and then sat in our jump seats. At 500 ft the captain chimed us indicating it was time to get the passenger in there brace position. We did, and then landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC MADE GAR WHEN THEY OBSERVED NO LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY LANDED IN THE EMER CONDITION WITH THE CABIN CREW AND PAX PREPARED IN CASE OF A PROB.

Narrative: ON FINAL INTO RDU, THE CAPT CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT WE HAD JUST ABORTED LNDG AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE LNDG GEAR. HE ALSO TOLD ME WE WERE GOING TO CIRCLE AND SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE PROB. THAT IS WHEN THE FO CAME OUT OF THE COCKPIT TO GO CHK THE GEAR AND I WENT TO THE COCKPIT. THAT HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THEN THE CAPT TOLD ME WE WERE GOING TO PREPARE FOR AN EMER LNDG AND I WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO GET THE TEST INFO. WE (THE FLT ATTENDANTS) HAD 20 MINS TO COMPLETE OUR CHKLIST. WE FINISHED IT AND THEN SAT IN OUR JUMP SEATS. AT 500 FT THE CAPT CHIMED US INDICATING IT WAS TIME TO GET THE PAX IN THERE BRACE POS. WE DID, AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.