Service difficulty report · Bulb · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47427
Part
Bulb
Part number
313
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, RECYCLED GEAR AND FAILED AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO GET BULBS OUT, ONE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PUT GEAR DOWN, GOT NORMAL INDICATION BACKED UP WITH GROUND PROXIMITY SWITCH. FOUND BOTH LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SAFE BULBS HAD DEFECTIVE CONTACTS. RELAMPED, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW GMM CHAPTER 6 SECTION 12-01 PAGE 37.

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