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B767 captain experiences an unsafe nose gear indication during approach and goes around. Attempts to resolve the issue airborne are unsuccessful but nose gear indication turns green upon touch down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 962773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On final lowered landing gear. No green light in nose gear indicator. Went missed approach. Tower confirmed nose gear appeared down. Declared emergency; ran check list. Confirmed green nose gear lights were operational. [We] landed without incident. Nose gear light went green on touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain experiences an unsafe nose gear indication during approach and goes around. Attempts to resolve the issue airborne are unsuccessful but nose gear indication turns green upon touch down.
Narrative: On final lowered landing gear. No green light in nose gear indicator. Went missed approach. Tower confirmed nose gear appeared down. Declared emergency; ran check list. Confirmed green nose gear lights were operational. [We] landed without incident. Nose gear light went green on touchdown.
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.