Service difficulty report · Bulb · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 15, 2005
Submitted
March 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N739TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK257
Aircraft time
4,522 hours, 3,820 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO KVNY, AFTER LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE GREEN. THE RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND CREW RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATION. A MASTER LIGHT TEST INDICATED ALL LIGHTS WERE WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. ALL GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AFTER PERFORMING A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB IN THE NOSE GEAR CAPSULE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LIGHT WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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