<< >> NASA ASRS Report 611712, March 2004

An erj flight crew heard abnormal noises after lowering the landing gear. It turned out to be a broken landing light dangling by the electrical cord.

Attributes
ACN	611712
Time
Date	200403
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	611712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were approximately 10 mi northwest of dfw when we lowered the landing gear at approximately 220 KIAS. A short time later, we heard a thump and I thought we might have hit a bird, but we didn't see any birds. We elected to continue because the aircraft indicated 3 green down and locked. We further heard what possibly was another thump, but could not be sure. As we slowed down, no other sound anomalies occurred. Postflt inspection revealed the top taxi light assembly completely broken off of the nose gear and hanging by the wire. No other damage was seen on aircraft. No apparent bird strike either.

Related reports:

• An embraer 135 in cruise at FL240 had EICAS caution 'electri...
• East 135 crew had an EICAS 'electrical emergency abnormal' a...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ERJ FLT CREW HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES AFTER LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKEN LNDG LIGHT DANGLING BY THE ELECTRICAL CORD.

Narrative: WE WERE APPROX 10 MI NW OF DFW WHEN WE LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR AT APPROX 220 KIAS. A SHORT TIME LATER, WE HEARD A THUMP AND I THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE HIT A BIRD, BUT WE DIDN'T SEE ANY BIRDS. WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE BECAUSE THE ACFT INDICATED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. WE FURTHER HEARD WHAT POSSIBLY WAS ANOTHER THUMP, BUT COULD NOT BE SURE. AS WE SLOWED DOWN, NO OTHER SOUND ANOMALIES OCCURRED. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TOP TAXI LIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF OF THE NOSE GEAR AND HANGING BY THE WIRE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS SEEN ON ACFT. NO APPARENT BIRD STRIKE EITHER.

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.