FLC OF AN LTT EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY FAULTY LNDG GEAR INDICATION DURING FINAL APCH. A GAR WAS MADE TO RECHK GEAR A-OK.

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ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 36 RIGHT INTO ORLANDO INTL; THE CAPT (MYSELF) CALLED FOR 'GEAR DOWN/FINAL ITEMS.' UPON EXTENSION OF THE LNDG GEAR; THE L MAIN GEAR LIGHT MOMENTARILY DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A SECOND CYCLING OF THE GEAR WAS ELECTED TO ENSURE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE GEAR. THE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED LIT. I ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE THE LNDG CLRNC JUST TO DISCUSS THE SIT WITH THE FO. WE BOTH AGREED THAT NO EMER PROC WAS NEEDED OR TO BE EXECUTED. THE CTL TWR CHKED TO SEE IF 'EVERYTHING WAS OKAY;' AND WE ADVISED THEM 'ALL INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL.' THE CTL TWR ADVISED THAT THEY WILL BE DISPATCHING THE FIRE TRUCKS/CRASH CREW. WE ADVISED WE DID NOT NEED ANY ASSISTANCE AND CLRED THE RWY (LNDG ON RWY 35) AND AGAIN ADVISED WE DID NOT NEED ANY ASSISTANCE AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE CRASH CREW REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED SOME INFO FROM MYSELF (FUEL; PIC; ETC). AND UPON READING HIS RPT -- STATED THAT THE 'PIC DECLARED AN EMER.' THIS STATEMENT IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT. I DID ADVISE OUR COMPANY MECH AT THE GATE AND THE NEXT CREW (BOTH PIC AND FO) ABOUT THE SIT. THE MECH DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY AND THE CREW ACCEPTED THE ACFT FOR THE NEXT TRIP. SINCE THE GEAR WORKED CORRECTLY; I DID NOT WRITE ANY TYPE OF DISCREPANCY. SO I UNDERSTAND A 'FED' IS WONDERING HOW AN ACFT 'DECLARED AN EMER' AND CONTINUE TO FLY WITHOUT ANY INSPECTION. DUE TO A MISINFORMED PERSON THAT DOESN'T FLY OR UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE SCENARIO; HE STATES A COMPLETELY INCORRECT STATEMENT ON A RPT THAT NOW CAUSES GRIEF TO THE COMPANY; WHEN ACTUALLY NO EMER OR PROB EXISTED. I RECOMMEND THAT THE CREW WOULD BE BRIEFED AS TO HOW ANY RPT IS FILED; AND A COPY GIVEN TO THE CREW. (I FOUND THIS WHOLE SIT FROM MY CHIEF PLT.) WHY IS THE CREW THE LAST TO BE INFORMED WHEN THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED?