B737 Landing Gear Panel

Landing Gear Indicator Lights (top)

  • Illuminated (red) –
    • landing gear is not down and locked (with either or both forward thrust levers retarded to idle, and below 800 feet AGL)
    • related landing gear is in disagreement with LANDING GEAR lever position (in transit or unsafe).
  • Extinguished –
    • landing gear is up and locked with landing gear lever UP
    • landing gear is down and locked with landing gear lever DN.

Landing Gear Indicator Lights (bottom)

  • Illuminated (green) – related gear down and locked.
  • Extinguished – landing gear is not down and locked.
  • Note: Landing gear warning horn is deactivated with all gear down and locked.
  • Note: Landing gear is down and locked as long as one green landing gear indicator light (center panel or overhead panel) for each gear is illuminated.

Landing Gear Indicator Lights on AFT Overhead Panel: This is a redundant but separate set of landing gear indicator circuits and lights.

Landing Gear Lever Lock Override (LOCK OVRD) Switch

  • Push – releases the landing gear lever lock.

NOSE WHEEL STEER Switch

  • ALT – hydraulic system B provides power for nose wheel steering.
  • NORM (guarded position) – hydraulic system A provides power for nose wheel steering.

LANDING GEAR Lever

  • UP – landing gear retract.
  • DN – landing gear extend.