Service difficulty report · Bulb · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 20, 2006
Submitted
July 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK180
Aircraft time
6,814 hours, 5,521 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
GE327
Condition
Blown
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
LD
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

KMRY - KOAK. AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED FOR LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND SO THEY COULD VERIFY GEAR POSITION BEFORE LANDING. NO GEAR WARNING HORN, AND NO RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT WERE RECEIVED WHEN THE POWER LEVERS WERE REDUCED. THE GEAR INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTED. A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER WAS PERFORMED AND THE CREW WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN KOAK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LAMP. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL USING GROUND POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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