Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
December 3, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5587K
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1392
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
35380132101
Condition
Failed
Location
Failed
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

DURING USE OF NAV LIGHTS, NAVIGATION LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH WAS PLACED IN ON POSITION AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. PROBABLE CAUSE TO FAILURE WAS DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH. SEPARATE THE SWITCH FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOGGLE SWITCH WITH A SEPARATE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PROTECTION OR A BETTER DESIGN ON THE INTERNAL CIRCUITING OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH.

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