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An A319 flight crew initiated a go around when the right main gear failed to indicate safe. Shortly thereafter the gear safe light illuminated and a normal approach and landing ensued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 921760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 101 Flight Crew Total 12500 Flight Crew Type 4643 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 173 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 8547 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Lowered the landing gear three miles prior to the FAF and got an unsafe gear indication on right main landing gear. Notified tower of gear malfunction and initiated go around. Captain elected to leave gear down during go around. About two minutes after lowering gear; indications finally showed right main landing gear down and locked. Flight crew elected to leave gear down and returned to land uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 flight crew initiated a go around when the right main gear failed to indicate safe. Shortly thereafter the gear safe light illuminated and a normal approach and landing ensued.
Narrative: Lowered the landing gear three miles prior to the FAF and got an unsafe gear indication on right main landing gear. Notified Tower of gear malfunction and initiated go around. Captain elected to leave gear down during go around. About two minutes after lowering gear; indications finally showed right main landing gear down and locked. Flight crew elected to leave gear down and returned to land uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.