Service difficulty report · Bulb · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3055
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bulb
Part number
GE4626
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Taxi Light
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT ROTATION BEFORE GEAR RETRACTION, AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH A FLOCK OF BIRDS. RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT TAXI LIGHT BULB, WHICH WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT TAXI LIGHT BULB, OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.