# Incident 20050519014279I: Airbus A310203, Indianapolis, IN, May 19, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2005, 23:05 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426FE-2024-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A310-203 (registry code 3930313, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A310203
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050519014279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FEDERAL EXPRESS INC. FLIGHT 1630 ENROUTE TO INDIANAPOLIS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. PILOT DISCREPANCY STATED: THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ON SHORT FINAL. POSITION DETECTION WAS ON SYSTEM #2 NO EXTENSION WITH SYSTEM #1 ALSO. USED GRAVITY EXT. AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A SHORTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PINS ON THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. THE SELECTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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