Service difficulty report · Bulb · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 25, 2017
Submitted
October 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566KB
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600325
Aircraft time
9,484 hours, 7,385 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
6839
Condition
Blown
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED A VISUAL APPROACH. PILOT CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED A GO AROUND. AT A SAFE ALTITUDE, CYCLED THE GEAR. BOTH MAIN GEAR DOWN AN LOCKED LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. TESTED THE LIGHTS WITH THE ROTARY TEST SWITCH. THEY COULD NOT GET THE TWO MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. USED THE BLOW DOWN GEAR SYSTEM. ONCE THAT WAS COMPLETE, A LOW APPROACH TO USE THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN. LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE FBO.