What was found
CHANGED 2 CIRCUIT BREAKERS. PN 454707 HIGH VOLTAGE DROP AND WOULD NOT TRIP AT 200 PERCENT RATING. PN 454706 HIGH VOLTAGE DROP AND TERMINALS WERE HOT ENOUGH TO BLISTER A FINGER AFTER 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2003
- Submitted
- June 11, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4267E
- Make and model
- Piper PA38112
- Aircraft serial
- 3878A0515
- Engine
- Lyc O235*
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- MP1600
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Anti Coll Light
- Part time
- 6,500 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.