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B757 flight crew experiences a failure of the nose landing gear to extend during approach. After a go-around the alternate method is used to extend the nose gear and receive a green light indication. A normal landing ensues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 967778 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 10300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On the approach; when extending the landing gear normally; the nose gear did not extend (no green light). Leveled at 1;500 ft and asked tower to vector us away from traffic so we could resolve the problem. Climbed to 2;000 ft and were vectored over the ocean. Advised lead flight attendant and passengers of the issue and then had first officer run appropriate checklist while I flew the aircraft and talked to ATC. Nose gear was heard extending using the alternate method and green light came on. First officer flew an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew experiences a failure of the nose landing gear to extend during approach. After a go-around the alternate method is used to extend the nose gear and receive a green light indication. A normal landing ensues.
Narrative: On the approach; when extending the landing gear normally; the nose gear did not extend (no green light). Leveled at 1;500 FT and asked Tower to vector us away from traffic so we could resolve the problem. Climbed to 2;000 FT and were vectored over the ocean. Advised Lead Flight Attendant and passengers of the issue and then had First Officer run appropriate checklist while I flew the aircraft and talked to ATC. Nose gear was heard extending using the alternate method and green light came on. First Officer flew an uneventful landing.
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.