SDR LYNX00015

Service difficulty report · Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 20, 2008
Submitted
May 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4176
Aircraft time
1,137 hours, 926 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH, ON FLIGHT 3391, WE HAD NO GREEN INDICATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE CREW DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE TOWER ADVISED THE ALL (3) GEARS APPEARED DOWN AND THE NOSE LANDING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CREW LEFT THE GEAR DOWN THE ENTIRE TIME SINCE THEY COULD FEEL THE NOSE GEAR HAD LOWERED AND THERE WHERE NO OTHER CAUTION LIGHTS. WHILE IN CONTACT WITH MOC AND DISPATCH, THE CREW TESTED THE ADVISORY LIGHTS AND THE GREEN "DOWN" LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE INDICATING THE BULB HAS BURNED OUT. THE CREW THEN RAN THE QRH AND THE BACKUP INDICATORS, INDICATED THAT ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PROPERLY. THE CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY APPROACH WITH FOB AND SOULS ONBOARD AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION LAMP. OPS CHECKS GOOD.