Service difficulty report · Light · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 15, 2017
Submitted
August 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53615
Aircraft time
50,318 hours, 25,196 cycles
Part
Light
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 WAS GROUNDED. UPON GEAR EXTENSION THE LEFT MAIN GEAR NEVER GOT A GREEN DOWN LIGHT. THE BULB DID NOT TEST GOOD, BUT AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS MADE. A LOW PASS WAS DONE AND TOWER STATED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER LANDING THE GEAR WAS PINNED BEFORE TAXI IN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LAMPS. PERFORMED PSEU BITE CHECK PER AMM 32-60-00 AND CHECKED MAIN GEAR INBOARD DOOR OPERATION. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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