Service difficulty report · Bulb · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 8, 2004
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
228
Aircraft time
33,364 hours, 37,717 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Blown
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT NR 3882 FROM BWI TO LGA HAD TO CYCLE GEAR DUE TO THE LACK OF RT MAIN GEAR FAILING TO INDICATE DOWN. ONCE GEAR WAS CYCLED THE RT MAIN GEAR STILL DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. ALTERNATE INDICATION WAS USED TO DETERMINE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTED GEAR IDICATION SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RT MAIN GEAR INDICATION LAMPS INOPERATIVE LAMPS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND SYSTEM TEST O.K., AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.