FLC OF AN MLG COULD NOT EXTEND THE NOSE LNDG UNTIL THEY PLACED THE HYD PUMP ON HIGH AS CALLED FOR ON THE CHKLIST.

Date: 1995-02 · Aircraft: MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: approach

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

FLC OF AN MLG COULD NOT EXTEND THE NOSE LNDG UNTIL THEY PLACED THE HYD PUMP ON HIGH AS CALLED FOR ON THE CHKLIST.

Narrative

SHORTLY AFTER CALLING; 'LNDG GEAR DOWN; LNDG CHK;' IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL UP (RED LIGHT AND NLG PIN FULLY RETRACTED). WHILE CAPT FIXATED ON CONDITION; I SUGGESTED RECYCLING THE GEAR. HE DID; WITH SAME RESULTS. SINCE WE WERE PAST THE FAF FIX BY NOW; THE CAPT TOLD THE TWR WE WOULD DO A FLY-BY FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION. FLY-BY CONFIRMED WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW. MISSED APCH WAS FLOWN AND RADAR VECTORS WERE PROVIDED TO ALLOW US TO FOCUS ON PROB. I CALLED FOR THE MISSED APCH/GAR SHORT SEGMENT CHKLIST; BUT ALL THE CAPT COULD DO IS FIXATE ON THE PROB. AFTER THE 3RD CALL FOR THE CHKLIST; I PERFORMED IT MYSELF. ALL THE WHILE I WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AND TALKING TO ATC. AS I WAS NOW READY TO CALL FOR THE ABNORMAL; THE CAPT REALIZED HE HAD FAILED TO TURN THE ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMPS FROM LOW TO HIGH AND HAD ALSO FAILED TO TURN ON EITHER AUX OR TRANSFER PUMPS. FURTHER LOOKING REVEALED WE HAD FAILED TO DO THE ENTIRE IN-RANGE CHKLIST. AFTER ALL THIS HE STILL DID NOT EXECUTE THE IN-RANGE CHKLIST. ALSO; I CALLED FOR THE APCH LIST; WHICH HE DID NOT DO. I PERFORMED; OR RATHER INSURED THAT ALL ITEMS FOR BOTH CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED. HE DID PERFORM THE LNDG CHKLIST WHEN CALLED FOR AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. PROB STARTED WHEN IN-RANGE CHKLIST WAS CALLED FOR BUT NOT DONE. CAPT WAS POSSIBLY DISTR OR VERY LAX ON CHKLIST USAGE. I FAILED TO MONITOR CAPT ADEQUATELY; DUE TO XING ALT RESTRS OF STAR (FOCUSING ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE). NEW TO ACFT I ALSO DID NOT KNOW THAT HIGH PRESSURE WAS NECESSARY TO GET THIS NOSE GEAR DOWN. ALTHOUGH THE CAPT COMMENTED THAT HE HAD MADE THIS MISTAKE BEFORE; HE DIDN'T REALIZE THE PROB THIS TIME UNTIL AFTER GOING AROUND. LESSON LEARNED: ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH SOPS AND CHKLIST USAGE. ALSO; MAINTAIN FULL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND MONITOR OTHER CREW MEMBER'S ACTIONS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.