A300 flight crw executes go around when the landing gear fails to indicate three green. Recycling re...

Attributes
ACN	800983
Time
Date	200808
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	800983
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear unsafe lghts other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 35L. I was 4 mi west of the OM and called for gear down. I then called for flaps up landing checklist and we found no nose gear down indication. We immediately asked for a vector back out to work the problem. We were given a 090 degree heading then 110 degrees then 175 degrees for downwind for runway 35R. Gear was recycled and we got down and 3 green. Looking back; I probably just should have turned inbound on the localizer and planned on flying the published missed approach; however; we asked and received vectors before we intercepted the runway 35L localizer. There was no conflict with any other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLT CRW EXECUTES GAR WHEN THE LNDG GEAR FAILS TO INDICATE THREE GREEN. RECYCLING RESOLVES THE PROBLEM.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35L. I WAS 4 MI W OF THE OM AND CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN. I THEN CALLED FOR FLAPS UP LNDG CHKLIST AND WE FOUND NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. WE IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR A VECTOR BACK OUT TO WORK THE PROB. WE WERE GIVEN A 090 DEG HDG THEN 110 DEGS THEN 175 DEGS FOR DOWNWIND FOR RWY 35R. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND WE GOT DOWN AND 3 GREEN. LOOKING BACK; I PROBABLY JUST SHOULD HAVE TURNED INBOUND ON THE LOC AND PLANNED ON FLYING THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH; HOWEVER; WE ASKED AND RECEIVED VECTORS BEFORE WE INTERCEPTED THE RWY 35L LOC. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER TFC.

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.

A300 flight crw executes go around when the landing gear fails to indicate three green. Recycling resolves the problem.