Service difficulty report · Bulb · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 8, 2006
Submitted
December 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
86,749 hours, 29,245 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Emergency Light
Part time
86,749 hours, 29,245 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO KTOL, THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE GEAR WARNING LIGHT BULBS BAD AND DEBRIS ON THE LEFT GEAR DOOR WARNING SWITCH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS AND ALSO CLEANED THE GEAR WARNING SWITCH. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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