The Flight Engineer had descended into the hell hole to take a look. He then came back up and reported to the Captain that he was not able to make use of the back up system to check the wheel.
The Flight Engineer went back again down into the hell hole. This time he was joined by the fourth occupant in the cockpit , the off duty ground engineer.
Flight Engineer: I don't see it down there ( the Flight Engineer was not able to see through the visual system to confirm if the wheel was down) Captain: Huh? Flight Engineer: I don't see it Captain: You can't see that indis ... for the nosewheel ah, there's a place in there you can look and see if they're lined up (if the front wheel was correctly down, two rods would be seen to be aligned) Flight Engineer: I know, a little like a telescope Captain: Yeah Flight Engineer: Well... Captain: It's not lined up? Flight Engineer: I can't see it, it's pitch dark and I throw the little light I get ah nothing
