Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
July 11, 2010
Submitted
July 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9103
Aircraft time
1,337 hours, 4,629 cycles
Part
Attach Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Light
Component
Crosstube
Component part number
02301910001
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON FINAL APPROACH INTO LANDING, CREW NOTICED ONE OF THE LANDING LIGHTS WOBBLEING UNDERNEATH THE ACFT. UPON SHUTDOWN, RT REAR LANDING LIGHT HAD BROKEN FREE FROM ITS MOUNT AND WAS HANGING BY A SINGLE WIRE. MECHANIC CALLED IN TO REPAIR. VISUAL INSP REVEALED RT AFT CROSSTUBE LIGHT ASSY CRACKED. R & R WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.