Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
October 17, 2005
Submitted
October 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291CW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250301
Aircraft time
3,148 hours, 2,561 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING, RECEIVED THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR ANNUNCIATORS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A DOWN AND LOCKED RIGHT MAIN GEAR, BUT THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY BLOWN DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KMEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LAMPS AND SERVICED THE BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TESTS OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WERE PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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