Service difficulty report · Light · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 15, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3061
Aircraft time
12,756 hours, 11,284 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, FLIGHT 4065 HAD NO LEFT HAND GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BULB WAS INOPERABLE. FLIGHT 4065 DID A GO AROUND AND HAD ATC CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN. FLIGHT 4065 EXECUTED THE LANDING WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND GEAR INDICATION BULB IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.