Service difficulty report · Light · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
January 18, 2015
Submitted
January 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551MF
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
15
Aircraft time
10,929 hours, 8,497 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
6838
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, DURING APPROACH CREW ADDED FLAPS 20 & SELECTED GEAR DOWN & LOCK. UPON COMPLETION OF GEAR CYCLE, CREW NOTICED NO LT MAIN GEAR DOWN & LOCK GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ELECTED TO COMMENCE A MISSED APPROACH & ADVISED TOWER. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED & PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH TO ALLOW TOWER PERSONNEL A VISUAL VERIFICATION OF GEAR STATUS. CONTINUED GO AROUND FOLLOWING TOWERS CLIMB OUT INSTRUCTIONS. FLIGHT CREW UTILIZED TEST MUTE SWITCH TO VERIFY INDICATOR LIGHTS. ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING TEST EXCEPT THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN & LOCK GREEN LIGHT. PIC ELECTED TO EXECUTE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT CHECKS OF LG SYS & SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWINGS BY MX PERSONNEL FOUND THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN & LOCK GREEN LIGHT LAMP WAS BURNED OUT. MX CREW REPLACED THE LAMP WITH A NEW PN 6838. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AS REQUIRED FOLLOWING AN EMER EXTENSION & RETURNED TO SERVICE.