SDR USAAF00035

Service difficulty report · Bulb · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
May 7, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11297
Part
Bulb
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GSO-CLT - FLT 1476 - LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL INDICATION ON THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULT. PERFORMED A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER AND CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, HOWEVER FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN SWITCH WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. RELAMPED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION SOCKET. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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