Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 18, 2008
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500847
Aircraft time
6,717 hours, 5,129 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
327
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Lt Mlg Indicator
Part time
6,717 hours, 5,129 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO PDK THE LT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND USED THE EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC SYSTEM TO LOWER THE LANDING GEARS. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY LEFT GEAR INDICATOR BULB. REPLACED BULB, SERVICED THE EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC SYSTEM AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. SYSTEM OPERATES OK. (A)

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