Service difficulty report · Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 16, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4186
Aircraft time
9,441 hours, 9,541 cycles
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

WHILE ON APPROACH INTO TUS, CREW PUT GEAR DOWN AND NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW ABORTED LANDING TO WORK PROBLEM AND RAN ALTERNATE GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS TO VERIFY THEY HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID A FLY BY FOR A VISUAL THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS DOWN AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE WHEEL WAS DOWN. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RR'D GEAR LIGHT BULB PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.