Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 17, 2007
Submitted
March 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501036
Aircraft time
4,271 hours, 3,094 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
MS25237327
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED THERE WAS NO GREEN DOWN INDICATION FOR LT MAIN GEAR. ABORTED APPROACH AND CLIMBED TO SAFE ALTITUDE, PERFORMED AFM EMERGENCY CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. LANDING GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN AND CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ON SITE MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT GEAR DOWN LIGHT BULB INOPERATIVE. BULB REPLACED, GEAR SWUNG AND SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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