Air carrier medium large transport failed to get gear down indication after extension.

Attributes
ACN	97024
Time
Date	198810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci tower : rdd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	97024
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On final for landing runway 27 at mci, during normal gear extension, a failure of gear indicator lights. A go around was executed and a turn to the north was initiated as directed by the tower. The gear indicator failure checklist was completed and gear down was confirmed by mechanical indicators (backup). Landing was uneventful. An emergency was not declared. Cause was an open C/B with no white collar showing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FAILED TO GET GEAR DOWN INDICATION AFTER EXTENSION.

Narrative: ON FINAL FOR LNDG RWY 27 AT MCI, DURING NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION, A FAILURE OF GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS. A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND A TURN TO THE N WAS INITIATED AS DIRECTED BY THE TWR. THE GEAR INDICATOR FAILURE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND GEAR DOWN WAS CONFIRMED BY MECHANICAL INDICATORS (BACKUP). LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED. CAUSE WAS AN OPEN C/B WITH NO WHITE COLLAR SHOWING.

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.