Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
August 14, 2016
Submitted
August 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784JS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0050
Aircraft time
8,474 hours, 6,062 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Engine time
8,110 hours, 5,844 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Indicator
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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT) FAILED TO ILLUMINATE; THE GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT WAS ALSO NOT ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED THE GEAR TO SEE IF THE GREEN LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT DID NOT. CREW ATTEMPTED TO BLOW DOWN GEAR. THEY DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISE WHEN THE COLLAR WAS PULLED. THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT STILL REMAINED OFF. WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT STILL OFF, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND INDICATOR BULB INOPERATIVE AND INSTALLED NEW BULBS. MAINTENANCE FURTHER COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWINGS AND BLED THE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE ALSO SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR AND N2 BOTTLE AND RESET THE N2 BOTTLE. ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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