Service difficulty report · Controller · Cndair CL6012A12

Difficulty date
May 31, 2005
Submitted
June 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627CW
Make and model
Cndair CL6012A12
Aircraft serial
3027
Aircraft time
10,556 hours, 8,106 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
600509679
Part serial
256
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER MLG SELECTED DOWN, LT MLG INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW TESTED BULBS AND PERFORMED A FLY-BY PAST TOWER. CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT MLG APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. A MANUAL MLG EXTENSION PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS FOR THE GEAR INDICATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT DISCOVERED THAT SOCKET FOR LT DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION IN MLG CONTROLLER BROKEN. MLG CONTROLLER REPLACED. OPS CHECK GOOD, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.