SDR RU3A1101

Service difficulty report · Light · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 20, 2011
Submitted
January 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF6
Aircraft time
13,397 hours, 7,037 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

ON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO EXTEND NORMALLY, HOWEVER RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE (GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED). ATC ADVISED OF INTENTION TO HOLD WEST OF AIRPORT IN ORDER TO UTILIZE "LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION" ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. EXECUTED LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION IAW CHECKLIST. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE EQUIPMENT. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR FLY-BY. TOWER ADVISED THAT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND IN PLACE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING FOLLOWED. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT BULB BAD. INSTALLED NEW BULB. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED MLG RETRACTION. OPS CHECKED GOOD.