Service difficulty report · Ballast · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
August 16, 2005
Submitted
October 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N727TA
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0202
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Ballast
Part number
61213
Part serial
2342
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Valance Light
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR INSP. GROUNDING STRAPS ON VALENCE LIGHTS BROKEN. REPAIRED GROUNDING STRAPS. AC WAS REASSEMBLED, PWR WAS APPLIED TO AC FOR CHECKOUT. PWR WAS ON AC FOR HOURS. INSPECTING OVERHEAD LIGHTING, NOTICED A SPARK. DROPPED VALENCE TO INVESTIGATE, WHILE VALENCE WAS DROPPED, PWR SUPPLY BLEW UP. NOTICED BECAUSE OF OVERLAPPING OF VALENCE LIGHT, THAT SILICONE WAS USED TO KEEP GROUNDING STRAPS FROM RUBBING ON LAMP HOLDERS. LAMP HOLDER WAS RUBBED DOWN, GROUNDING STRAP WAS TOUCHING, CAUSING A SHORT AND PWR SUPPLY TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW UP. RE-ADJUSTED GROUNDING STRAPS TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM LAMP HOLDERS. PWR SUPPLY WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT LIGHTS OFF IN CASE OF A SHORT BUT THIS ONE DID NOT.