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A B737-300's red landing gear warning light illuminated at cruise so the QRH procedure was completed; an emergency declared and the flight descended with normal safe gear indications.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 977665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At cruise red landing gear light came on. Began descent from FL280; ran QRH flew the last 150 NM with gear down. Per QRH declared emergency as precaution even though all gear indications were normal. Landed without incident. I suspect erroneous gear position lighting system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300's red landing gear warning light illuminated at cruise so the QRH procedure was completed; an emergency declared and the flight descended with normal safe gear indications.
Narrative: At cruise red landing gear light came on. Began descent from FL280; ran QRH flew the last 150 NM with gear down. Per QRH declared emergency as precaution even though all gear indications were normal. Landed without incident. I suspect erroneous gear position lighting system.
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.