Gear down and locked green light inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	89987
Time
Date	198806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	89987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Right main landing gear green light did not illuminate to warn landing gear was extended. Executed missed approach and requested wide vector or holding clearance. First officer flew aircraft while I replaced light bulbs to no avail. Light holder came out of panel, loose in hand. Sent F/east to cabin for visual check through in floor viewer. Engineer had extreme difficulty finding viewer. Had problem with carry on baggage and carpet. Determined gear was down and locked made normal landing. F/east was fairly new, about several months on job. Recommend more hands on initial and recurring training in this area, and less cement and carpet this area of floor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Narrative: RIGHT MAIN LNDG GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED. EXECUTED MISSED APCH AND REQUESTED WIDE VECTOR OR HOLDING CLRNC. F/O FLEW ACFT WHILE I REPLACED LIGHT BULBS TO NO AVAIL. LIGHT HOLDER CAME OUT OF PANEL, LOOSE IN HAND. SENT F/E TO CABIN FOR VISUAL CHK THROUGH IN FLOOR VIEWER. ENGINEER HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY FINDING VIEWER. HAD PROB WITH CARRY ON BAGGAGE AND CARPET. DETERMINED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED MADE NORMAL LNDG. F/E WAS FAIRLY NEW, ABOUT SEVERAL MONTHS ON JOB. RECOMMEND MORE HANDS ON INITIAL AND RECURRING TRNING IN THIS AREA, AND LESS CEMENT AND CARPET THIS AREA OF FLOOR.

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