What was found
PILOT REPORTED BEACON LIGHT INTERMITTENT. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, TECH FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER/ SWITCH TO BE AT FAULT. BEACON SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED 721.9 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2011
- Submitted
- November 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5582X
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1353
- Aircraft time
- 21,885 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- Engine time
- 769 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- 35380132103
- Part serial
- 0911J
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Beacon
- Part time
- 722 hours, 2,888 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.