Service difficulty report · Lens · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 17, 2001
Submitted
December 7, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N339AJ
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB339
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Lens
Condition
Loose
Location
Instrument Pnl
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON SETUP FOR APPROACH AND GEAR DOWN SELECTION WAS MADE WITH GEAR SWITCH. THAT AN INDICATION FOR BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT NO INDICATION OF THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND VERIFIED WITH ATC THAT NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. CAUSE: NOSE GEAR GREEN LAMP SOCKET LENS CAME LOOSE. AIRCRAFT LANDED INCIDENT FREE. PLACED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, RECHECKED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION OPERATION AND RIGGING PER MM. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. TIGHTENED NOSE LAMP LENS FUNCTIONAL TEST OF ALL WORK PERFORMED CHECKS, OK.