MD80 flight crew has landing gear indicator problems during approach. Flight crew verified right main landing gear is down; declares emergency and lands.

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Attributes
ACN	690227
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	690227
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On final approach to runway 18R; right main landing gear indicator did not show any green lights. We went around and while doing so; ZZZ tower said that all gear appeared to be down. Approach control vectored us to the west of the field so we could troubleshoot the problem. We went to the QRH procedure; tried swapping light bulbs to no effect. Captain took control of the aircraft and I went into the cabin to verify the gear position through the view port. The gear was down and locked. During this time we declared an emergency and requested crash fire rescue equipment. Captain returned control of the aircraft to me and we returned to land uneventfully on runway 18R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS LNDG GEAR INDICATOR PROBS DURING APCH. FLT CREW VERIFIED R MAIN LNDG GEAR IS DOWN; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 18R; R MAIN LNDG GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW ANY GREEN LIGHTS. WE WENT AROUND AND WHILE DOING SO; ZZZ TWR SAID THAT ALL GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. APCH CTL VECTORED US TO THE W OF THE FIELD SO WE COULD TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. WE WENT TO THE QRH PROC; TRIED SWAPPING LIGHT BULBS TO NO EFFECT. CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND I WENT INTO THE CABIN TO VERIFY THE GEAR POS THROUGH THE VIEW PORT. THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING THIS TIME WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED CFR. CAPT RETURNED CTL OF THE ACFT TO ME AND WE RETURNED TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 18R.

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.