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Flight crew of B737-300 fail to get gear safe lights on final approach. Conduct appropriate checklist to resolve the problem and land safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 676250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : buf.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 676254 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : inot gear safe lights other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On visual approach to runway 23 at buf; we put the gear down. We did not get any of the green gear safe lights. The captain (PF) directed me to run the applicable checklist and he continued the approach to make it a low pass for the tower to inspect the status of the gear. The checklist directed me to check a circuit breaker and I found it tripped. I reset the circuit breaker per the checklist and we got a positive indication (3 green) that the gear was down and locked. We brought the aircraft around for another visual approach and landed uneventfully on runway 23. We did not have much fuel to play with (planned landing with 5.2 approximately) so we both felt the pressure to be efficient in whatever we did. Additionally; we were ending the second consecutive 12 hour duty day and were both feeling that effect.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B737-300 FAIL TO GET GEAR SAFE LIGHTS ON FINAL APCH. CONDUCT APPROPRIATE CHKLIST TO RESOLVE THE PROB AND LAND SAFELY.
Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 23 AT BUF; WE PUT THE GEAR DOWN. WE DID NOT GET ANY OF THE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHTS. THE CAPT (PF) DIRECTED ME TO RUN THE APPLICABLE CHKLIST AND HE CONTINUED THE APCH TO MAKE IT A LOW PASS FOR THE TWR TO INSPECT THE STATUS OF THE GEAR. THE CHKLIST DIRECTED ME TO CHK A CIRCUIT BREAKER AND I FOUND IT TRIPPED. I RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PER THE CHKLIST AND WE GOT A POSITIVE INDICATION (3 GREEN) THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. WE BROUGHT THE ACFT AROUND FOR ANOTHER VISUAL APCH AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 23. WE DID NOT HAVE MUCH FUEL TO PLAY WITH (PLANNED LNDG WITH 5.2 APPROX) SO WE BOTH FELT THE PRESSURE TO BE EFFICIENT IN WHATEVER WE DID. ADDITIONALLY; WE WERE ENDING THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE 12 HR DUTY DAY AND WERE BOTH FEELING THAT EFFECT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.