Service difficulty report · Bulb · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
April 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK189
Aircraft time
6,278 hours, 5,041 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
6240999959118
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

KIND - KACY TRIP ID NR 815740 CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE PREPARING FOR LANDING THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATION. FIRE/RESCUE RESPONSE AND PRIORITY HANDLING WAS GIVEN. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INDICATOR BULBS FOR THE LEFT GEAR INDICATION TO BE BURNED OUT AND THE BULBS WERE REPLACED. A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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