Service difficulty report · Socket · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 10, 2014
Submitted
April 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434MK
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4227
Aircraft time
13,194 hours, 14,307 cycles
Part
Socket
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Idicator
Part time
10,383 hours, 11,022 cycles
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

NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING, THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. DURING FINAL, RT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WENT DARK, NO GREEN, MISSED NORMAL APPROACH. LAMP TESTED TO CHECK BULB, BULB FLICKERS GREEN TO DARK, PUSH ON LIGHT FIXTURE BULB STAYS STEADY GREEN. RETURN FOR NORMAL LANDING WITH THREE GREEN INDICATIONS ON HANDLE PANEL AS WELL AS FLOOR PANEL. NO ALTERNATE EXTENSION. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM TASKS 32-31-01-000-801 AND 32-31-01-400-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.