Flight crew of an medium large transport found one of the nosewheel taxi light bulbs out and the len...

Attributes
ACN	310720
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	310720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nosewheel light bulb out. On arrival at buf during the postflt, the first officer noted that 1 of the nosewheel light bulbs was out and its case cracked vertically. On departure preflight nothing unusual was noted and the light appeared to work en route as neither of us have any idea when the bulb case cracked and the light was rendered inoperative. This debrief was to state our perceptions for the record as we entered the normal PIREP stating the problem in the log upon arrival and notified the agent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG FOUND ONE OF THE NOSEWHEEL TAXI LIGHT BULBS OUT AND THE LENS CRACKED.

Narrative: NOSEWHEEL LIGHT BULB OUT. ON ARR AT BUF DURING THE POSTFLT, THE FO NOTED THAT 1 OF THE NOSEWHEEL LIGHT BULBS WAS OUT AND ITS CASE CRACKED VERTLY. ON DEP PREFLT NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS NOTED AND THE LIGHT APPEARED TO WORK ENRTE AS NEITHER OF US HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE BULB CASE CRACKED AND THE LIGHT WAS RENDERED INOP. THIS DEBRIEF WAS TO STATE OUR PERCEPTIONS FOR THE RECORD AS WE ENTERED THE NORMAL PIREP STATING THE PROB IN THE LOG UPON ARR AND NOTIFIED THE AGENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Flight crew of an medium large transport found one of the nosewheel taxi light bulbs out and the lens cracked.