Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 15, 2008
Submitted
April 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605362
Aircraft time
3,903 hours, 2,735 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Bulb
Part number
GE387
Condition
Burned Out
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

ON APPROACH, WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CREW CONTACTED ATC AND ABORTED APPROACH TO WORK AFM CHECK LIST FOR GEAR PROBLEM. STILL UNABLE TO GET GEAR DOWN INDICATION, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, BLEW GEAR DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH NOSE GEAR ANNUNCIATOR BULBS INOPERATIVE. BULBS WERE REPLACED, EMERGENCY GEAR BOTTLE WAS RESET AND SERVICED, GEAR RETRACTION SYS FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED SATISFACTORY AND AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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