An F100 crew, on approach to ord, experienced the right landing gear not showing down and locked. The cabin was advised, then prepared for an emergency landing.

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Attributes
ACN	540370
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : ns
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	540370
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 : gear down and locked indicating other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The flight attendants and cabin were prepared for landing. We learned from the cockpit that it was not certain if our landing gear was down. A fly-by from another aircraft confirmed the gear was down. The compartment door on the right, which opens to release the gear, had also remained down. Apparently, the gear had not locked. The captain informed the cabin crew that the right side could be unstable upon touchdown and the aircraft could shift to the right. We landed safely. We did not taxi due to the instability of the gear. Also, the door that had remained open was dragging and creating sparks. We evacuate/evacuationed using a ramp stand at the forward entry door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 CREW, ON APCH TO ORD, EXPERIENCED THE R LNDG GEAR NOT SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CABIN WAS ADVISED, THEN PREPARED FOR AN EMER LNDG.

Narrative: THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND CABIN WERE PREPARED FOR LNDG. WE LEARNED FROM THE COCKPIT THAT IT WAS NOT CERTAIN IF OUR LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN. A FLY-BY FROM ANOTHER ACFT CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON THE R, WHICH OPENS TO RELEASE THE GEAR, HAD ALSO REMAINED DOWN. APPARENTLY, THE GEAR HAD NOT LOCKED. THE CAPT INFORMED THE CABIN CREW THAT THE R SIDE COULD BE UNSTABLE UPON TOUCHDOWN AND THE ACFT COULD SHIFT TO THE R. WE LANDED SAFELY. WE DID NOT TAXI DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE GEAR. ALSO, THE DOOR THAT HAD REMAINED OPEN WAS DRAGGING AND CREATING SPARKS. WE EVACED USING A RAMP STAND AT THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR.

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.