Service difficulty report · Light · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2002
Submitted
March 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Part
Light
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING T/O ROLL AT APPROX 100 KTS A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NLG AREA FOUND RT NLG LANDING LIGHT HAD FAILED AND SHATTERED CAUSING A LOUD BANG NOISE. PERFORMED ENG RUN W/CREW ELECTRICAL SYS CHECKED NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH MASTER.

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