Service difficulty report · Connector · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N111HZ
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
137
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Light
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

LIGHT ASSY, UNIT SUPPLIES 28VDC AISLE MARKER LIGHTING AND 6VDC AISLE PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTING. THE LIGHT ASSY ON THIS ACFT WAS MOUNTED AT THE INBD BOTTOM CUT OUT OF THE AFT RT DIVAN ARM REST. THE ARM REST HAD 2 MARKED AREAS, 1 ON FWD FACE OF ARM REST NEAR LIGHT ASSY, AND 1 NEAR CTR TOP FWD EDGE. BOTH MARKED AREAS WERE AT LOCATIONS OF INSERTS. TECHS PERFORMED A CONTINUITY ON THE REMOVED LIGHT ASSY AND NOTED THE ASSY CASE HAD CONTINUITY TO PIN "1" OF THE CONNECTOR. PIN "1" IS THE 28VDC SUPPLY INTO THE ASSY. THE CABINET HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE LIGHT ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT.