Service difficulty report · Transistor · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
December 13, 2006
Submitted
February 22, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66AM
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250160
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Part
Transistor
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,398 hours, 2,508 cycles
Component
Transistor Base
Component part number
80801G14
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.

What was found

INVESTIGATED COCKPIT OVERHEAD FLOODLIGHTS TRIPPING ASSOCIATED CB WHEN BATTERY POWER APPLIED TO AIRCRAFT. FOUND ATTACHING SCREW FOR QC001 TRANSISTOR SHORTING TO AIRFRAME. ALSO, FOUND RESISTOR NR150 ON THRUST ATTENTUATOR PC BOARD NZ017 BURNED. REPAIRS REQUIRED REPLACING QC001 TRANSISTOR AND BASE, INSULATING QC001 ATTACHING SCREW, REPLACING DIODE DC046, AND REPLACING PC BOARD JC045. RECOMMENDED FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF A FLEET PROBLEM REQUIRING MODIFICATIONS TO PREVENT TRANSISTOR ATTACHING SCREW FROM SHORTING TO AIRFRAME. (K)

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