A BE40 flight crew get low on fuel as they are vectored to solve a gear door problem when vectored t...

Attributes
ACN	618900
Time
Date	200405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : holding
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	618900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

When on the localizer, we selected gear down and we had an indication of the gear doors not closing. The doors will drag if not closed. We tried to cycle the gear with the same results. We went around and had approach call our company maintenance and do a relay with them. After some vectors and approximately 15 min fuel status was a concern the controller was advised that we needed to turn back to the airport. We started a left 360 degrees when we got the first of the low fuel lights. I had the PF turn the short way back to the right. It took a few moments to get in on the frequency and I told the controller we were bingo fuel. He cleared us to intercept the localizer. We used the emergency gear door close system to close the doors. To avoid having to make the short turn, we should have been even more informative about our fuel than we were. We had told them not to get us too far away from the airport. We arrived at the start of this with more than the required reserves.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE40 FLT CREW GET LOW ON FUEL AS THEY ARE VECTORED TO SOLVE A GEAR DOOR PROB WHEN VECTORED TO LAS, NV.

Narrative: WHEN ON THE LOC, WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND WE HAD AN INDICATION OF THE GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSING. THE DOORS WILL DRAG IF NOT CLOSED. WE TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WE WENT AROUND AND HAD APCH CALL OUR COMPANY MAINT AND DO A RELAY WITH THEM. AFTER SOME VECTORS AND APPROX 15 MIN FUEL STATUS WAS A CONCERN THE CTLR WAS ADVISED THAT WE NEEDED TO TURN BACK TO THE ARPT. WE STARTED A L 360 DEGS WHEN WE GOT THE FIRST OF THE LOW FUEL LIGHTS. I HAD THE PF TURN THE SHORT WAY BACK TO THE R. IT TOOK A FEW MOMENTS TO GET IN ON THE FREQ AND I TOLD THE CTLR WE WERE BINGO FUEL. HE CLRED US TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. WE USED THE EMER GEAR DOOR CLOSE SYS TO CLOSE THE DOORS. TO AVOID HAVING TO MAKE THE SHORT TURN, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE INFORMATIVE ABOUT OUR FUEL THAN WE WERE. WE HAD TOLD THEM NOT TO GET US TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE ARPT. WE ARRIVED AT THE START OF THIS WITH MORE THAN THE REQUIRED RESERVES.

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.

A BE40 flight crew get low on fuel as they are vectored to solve a gear door problem when vectored to las, nv.