Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 17, 2008
Submitted
February 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501085
Aircraft time
2,991 hours, 2,261 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Bulb
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON APPROACH, THE RT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOLLOWED AFM CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN BOTTLE WAS USED. AC DIVERTED, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY. MAINT TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A LOOSE RT LANDING GEAR INDICATOR SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS RESEATED AND THE BULBS WERE REPLACED. MAINT RESET, PURGED, AND SERVICED THE EMERGENCY GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM. SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED. SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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