Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
September 16, 2006
Submitted
September 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133CS
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250502
Aircraft time
3,128 hours, 2,722 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
327
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Mlg
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 INTO APA, AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR THE CREW NOTED THAT A DOWN AND LOCKED RT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND FLY-BY TOWER REPORTED GEAR LOOKED DOWN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WHICH INCLUDES USING EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED NORMAL, WITH NO PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO FBO WHERE MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A FAILED LIGHT BULB. ALL REQUIRED GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED AND THE EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN SYSTEM WAS RESET AND SERVICED; ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OEM PROCEDURES.

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