Narrative:

After we were cleared for visual runway 23; on downwind (partially configured flaps 20 degrees); we selected gear down; but nothing happened. About 10 seconds later we received 'gear disagree' warning. Told tower and they had us do a fly-by to verify gear was an issue. Tower verified we had no gear down. Followed QRH; at that point; we did receive a down 3 green indication. I wanted to do another tower fly-by to verify the gear was down. Tower then agreed they did see 3 gear down. We then proceeded to enter a left pattern for runway 23 and landed without incident or without declaring an emergency. Also; upon landing as indicated by QRH; we did lose nosewheel steering. I was able to exit the high-speed and using braking; made it to the gate without any problems. When we did the ferry flight; we were given a ramp fuel of 11100 pounds. I had them put on 11300 pounds. We were supposed to land with 5237 pounds fuel. During flight; I was keeping an eye on the fuel and noticed that we were burning much more than scheduled! We landed with about 3500 pounds and I advised dispatch. We were restr to 10000 pounds; 220 KTS and no icing conditions. The thing that bothers me was that dispatch had no numbers for flying at that speed; altitude. So they had no idea on the fuel burn at those conditions. I advised them that we were burning 3900 pounds per hour at 10000 pounds. I went to dispatch after flight and when they entered our conditions; (10000 pounds; 220 KTS); the program rejected the information!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ FLT CREW CONQUERS LNDG GEAR EXTENSION FAILURE THEN FLIES FERRY FLT FOR MAINT WHICH RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN.

Narrative: AFTER WE WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL RWY 23; ON DOWNWIND (PARTIALLY CONFIGURED FLAPS 20 DEGS); WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN; BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED 'GEAR DISAGREE' WARNING. TOLD TWR AND THEY HAD US DO A FLY-BY TO VERIFY GEAR WAS AN ISSUE. TWR VERIFIED WE HAD NO GEAR DOWN. FOLLOWED QRH; AT THAT POINT; WE DID RECEIVE A DOWN 3 GREEN INDICATION. I WANTED TO DO ANOTHER TWR FLY-BY TO VERIFY THE GEAR WAS DOWN. TWR THEN AGREED THEY DID SEE 3 GEAR DOWN. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO ENTER A L PATTERN FOR RWY 23 AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMER. ALSO; UPON LNDG AS INDICATED BY QRH; WE DID LOSE NOSEWHEEL STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGH-SPD AND USING BRAKING; MADE IT TO THE GATE WITHOUT ANY PROBS. WHEN WE DID THE FERRY FLT; WE WERE GIVEN A RAMP FUEL OF 11100 LBS. I HAD THEM PUT ON 11300 LBS. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LAND WITH 5237 LBS FUEL. DURING FLT; I WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FUEL AND NOTICED THAT WE WERE BURNING MUCH MORE THAN SCHEDULED! WE LANDED WITH ABOUT 3500 LBS AND I ADVISED DISPATCH. WE WERE RESTR TO 10000 LBS; 220 KTS AND NO ICING CONDITIONS. THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME WAS THAT DISPATCH HAD NO NUMBERS FOR FLYING AT THAT SPD; ALT. SO THEY HAD NO IDEA ON THE FUEL BURN AT THOSE CONDITIONS. I ADVISED THEM THAT WE WERE BURNING 3900 LBS PER HR AT 10000 LBS. I WENT TO DISPATCH AFTER FLT AND WHEN THEY ENTERED OUR CONDITIONS; (10000 LBS; 220 KTS); THE PROGRAM REJECTED THE INFO!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.