Service difficulty report · Lamp · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 8, 2009
Submitted
December 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605558
Aircraft time
4,373 hours, 3,440 cycles
Part
Lamp
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL "GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND" CHECKLIST. BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED IAW CHECKLIST; UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO LT GEAR INDICATION UNTIL AFTER LANDING. AN INSPECTION FOUND LT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR TO BE LOOSE IN THE SOCKET CAUSING THE LAMP TO BE INTERMITTENT. REPLACED BOTH BULBS, SERVICED AND RESET EMERGENCY BOTTLE IAW MM 33-10-08 AND 12-13-07. ALSO, RAN FLAPS AND BOTH ENGINE T/RS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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