Service difficulty report · Bulb · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
June 5, 2012
Submitted
June 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375CP
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FL433
Aircraft time
2,145 hours, 1,542 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
GE327
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Mlg Indicator
Part time
2,145 hours, 1,542 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, GEAR EXTENDED AND RT MAIN DID NOT INDICATE DOWN & LOCK (GREEN), THE RED LAMP IN GEAR HANDLE EXTINGUISHED. LAMP TEST DID NOT ILLUMINATE LIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, PERFORMED MANUAL HYD APPLICATION TO ENSURE EXTENSION OF GEAR. PERFORMED FLY-BY OF TOWER AND VISUALLY VERIFIED GEAR DOWN. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED LIGHT BULB, INSTALLED NEW LAMPS AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FAULT FOUND. MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS ARE A SINGLE LIGHT BULB, NOSE GEAR INDICATIN USES TWO LIGHT BULBS.