SDR 2017F00075

Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 17, 2017
Submitted
March 21, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N380RD
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600026
Aircraft time
13,423 hours, 9,489 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
327
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Mlg Indicator
Part time
600 hours, 352 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE EXTEND POSITION. THE LT MLG DOWN LOCKED INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT REJECTED THE APPROACH AND CLIMBED TO A SAFE ALTITUDE TO CONDUCT PROCEDURES. CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED. WHILE EN-ROUTE, TESTED THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTING SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A TOWER FLY-BY TO ASSESS CONDITION OF LANDING GEAR. ATC REPORTED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. FOUND ALL THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE LT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR CAPSULE BURNED OUT. REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL TEST OF THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTING SYSTEM.