Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 26, 2021
Submitted
February 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500282
Aircraft time
12,506 hours, 5,892 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lh Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L, A, O

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

What was found

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE LH MLG INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. CREW EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND RAN THE CHECKLIST. A COUPLE ATTEMPTS OF CYCLING THE GEAR WAS MADE TO NO AVAIL, THE LH MLG INDICATOR STILL DID NOT INDICATE GREEN; AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO GCN DUE TO ITS FAVORABLE RUNWAY LENGTH AND OPERATING TOWER. CREW EXECUTED A LOW APPROACH IN GCN, AND THE TOWER STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. CREW CAME AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH BULBS IN THE LH MLG INDICATOR WERE FAULTY/INOP. BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW, AND GEAR INDICATION OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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