What was found
PILOT REPORTED TAXI LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AT FAULT. INSTALLED NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPS CHECKED OK. CIRCUIT BREAKERS ARE A POOR DESIGN AND REQUIRE FREQUENT REPLACMENT.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2011
- Submitted
- November 18, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5540P
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1335
- Aircraft time
- 22,171 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- 35380132103
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Taxi Light
- Part time
- 1,915 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.