Service difficulty report · Light · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
September 21, 2011
Submitted
September 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7206
Aircraft time
8,931 hours, 45,808 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Master Caution
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CO-PILOTS MASTER CAUTION LIGHT BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT. MAST MOMENTS WARNING LIGHT IS BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT AND THE COLOR OF THE LIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM "RED" TO "GREEN". MASTER CAUTION PANEL FAILED DAYTIME VISIBILITY/READABILITY EVALUATION, "RED" LIGHTS ARE BARELY VISIBLE, ADDITIONALLY, THE LETTERING IS UNREADABLE, SOME YELLOW LIGHTS ARE UNREADABLE. DME READABILITY IS MARGINAL. ELECTRONIC H.S.I. IN UN-VIEWABLE DURING DAYLIGHT OPERATIONS. READABILITY OF GPS KLN 89B CONTROL HEAD IS VERY DIFFICULT.