Service difficulty report · Lens

Difficulty date
November 3, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Part
Lens
Part number
MS250412
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Indicator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ALL NEW INDICATOR LIGHT PURCHASED, HAVE A PROBLEM OF COMING APART WHEN TRYING TO UNSCREW LENSE FROM BASE. WHEN A PILOT TRIES TO UNSCREW LENS TO REPLACE BULB THE INNER SCREW THREADS STAY IN BASE AND NOT THE LENS HALF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO WAY OF REPLACING BULB WITHOUT SOMEHOW GETTING THREADS OUT OF BASE. WHEN A PILOT GETS A NO GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND WANTS TO CHECK BULB FOR BEING BURNED OUT AND CANNOT, THIS COULD POSE A PROBLEM.