A TWIN ENG CHARTER PLT HAS A PROB WITH HIS LNDG GEAR INDICATING WARNING SYS WHEN LNDG AFTER A REPOSITIONING FLT. HE PERFORMS A POSTFLT INSPECTION AS DIRECTED BY OPS AND DEPARTS ON A PART 135 OP WITHOUT A LOGBOOK ENTRY AT ZZZ; US.
Synopsis
A TWIN ENG CHARTER PLT HAS A PROB WITH HIS LNDG GEAR INDICATING WARNING SYS WHEN LNDG AFTER A REPOSITIONING FLT. HE PERFORMS A POSTFLT INSPECTION AS DIRECTED BY OPS AND DEPARTS ON A PART 135 OP WITHOUT A LOGBOOK ENTRY AT ZZZ; US.
Narrative
WHEN PREPARING TO LAND AT ZZZ ARPT; THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. I NOTIFIED THE TWR AND THEY SUGGESTED A FLY-BY TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN VISUALLY. I ACCEPTED THE FLY-BY AND THEN REQUESTED TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. THE R MAIN GEAR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON; SO I DECIDED TO LAND AND ASKED TO HAVE THE EMER EQUIP STAND BY. UPON TOUCHING DOWN; THE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOLD THE TWR NO EQUIP WAS NEEDED AND I PARKED AT THE FBO. THE FLT UP TO THIS POINT WAS PART 91 TO PICK UP THE PAX FOR PART 135. I CALLED THE DIRECTOR OF OPS TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND ASKED WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. THE DIRECTOR OF OPS TOLD ME TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE LNDG GEAR (LEAKS; DOWN LOCKS; MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES; ETC). I FOUND NO PROBS; AND ALL INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT WERE NORMAL. I WAS THEN RELEASED BY DISPATCH FOR THE FLT. THE FLT ENDED IN PWK UNEVENTFUL WITH EVERYTHING NORMAL. THE PLANE WAS THEN LOOKED OVER BY MAINT ON APR/XA/01 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DECIDED TO SWING AND CHK THE GEAR. THE DISCREPANCY WAS WRITTEN UP AND MAINT CHKED THE GEAR AND LUBED AND SWUNG THE GEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THE SAFETY OF THE FLT WAS LEGAL BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK OFF PART 135 I HAD NO KNOWN DISCREPANCIES AND PREFLT SHOWED EVERYTHING TO BE NORMAL. THE GEAR WAS LOOKED AT EVEN THOUGH THE PROB NEVER REPEATED ITSELF.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.