SDR 54215

Service difficulty report · Bulb · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 8, 2003
Submitted
September 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE166
Aircraft time
18,456 hours, 26,599 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
327
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Annunciator
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

UPON INITIATING GEAR DOWN CREW NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ANNUNCIATOR DIDN'T ILLUM. CREW PERFORMED AND NOTIFIED TOWER MANUAL GEAR EXT PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED AFTER COMPLETION OF CHECK LIST. IT WAS NOTED GEAR DOWN ANNUNCIATOR STILL DIDN'T ILLUM. SPARE BULB WAS PLACED IN THE NOSE GEAR. BOTH ANNUNCIATOR BULBS ILLUMINATED. A FLY BY THE TOWER WAS CONDUCTED TO CONFIRM THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. CAPT ORDERED ARFF EQUIP BE POSITIONED NEXT TO RUNWAY. LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. CHANGED LIGHT BULBS. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A TEARDOWN REPORT.

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