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A twin engine aircraft crew experienced left engine surging after takeoff. As a precaution they shut the engine down. They then restarted the engine while returning to land and it ran normally. However; when they lowered the landing gear the left main gear indicator did not light. Since the gear unsafe light did not illuminate; they continued to a normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1244131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DVT.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After departure on the upwind the left engine began rapidly surging and lost power. I called the tower and reported a left engine failure and wanted to return to land. I was told to make left traffic. On the crosswind I elected to shut the engine down to stop the constant yawing for better landing control. On the downwind I elected to restart the left engine on the crossfeed. The engine appeared to run normally after that. We were cleared to land. On the downwind just prior to base I put the gear down. The left main gear indicator light did not illuminate but the gear unsafe light was off. I recycled the gear. Same issue noted. On final I asked the tower if the left main gear appeared down. The controller said it appeared so. I elected to land as the gear unsafe light was off; indicating that the squat switch had been closed. Nothing further occurred. I reported the entire incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A twin engine aircraft crew experienced left engine surging after takeoff. As a precaution they shut the engine down. They then restarted the engine while returning to land and it ran normally. However; when they lowered the landing gear the left main gear indicator did not light. Since the gear unsafe light did not illuminate; they continued to a normal landing.
Narrative: After departure on the upwind the left engine began rapidly surging and lost power. I called the tower and reported a left engine failure and wanted to return to land. I was told to make left traffic. On the crosswind I elected to shut the engine down to stop the constant yawing for better landing control. On the downwind I elected to restart the left engine on the crossfeed. The engine appeared to run normally after that. We were cleared to land. On the downwind just prior to base I put the gear down. The left main gear indicator light did not illuminate but the gear unsafe light was off. I recycled the gear. Same issue noted. On final I asked the tower if the left main gear appeared down. The controller said it appeared so. I elected to land as the gear unsafe light was off; indicating that the squat switch had been closed. Nothing further occurred. I reported the entire incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.