Service difficulty report · Bulb · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
June 16, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217CA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
75
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Bulb
Part number
GE83
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

ON DECENT, THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT GET INDICATION THAT THE RT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. THEY HAD THE TOWER CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CREW INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LIGHT FOR THE RT MAIN GEAR HAD BURNED OUT. REPLACED THE BULB AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. (K)