What was found
LEFT STROBE INOPERATIVE. TESTED FLASH TUBE WITH ANOTHER POWER SUPPLY - FUNCTION CHECK OK. PULLED THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPENED - EVIDENCE OF CAPACITOR EXPLOSION AND ELECTROLYTE SPILLAGE.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2012
- Submitted
- October 26, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2075T
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 1075
- Aircraft time
- 2,700 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO360*
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Power Supply
- Part number
- 7006205
- Part serial
- 00145
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Strobe
- Part time
- 2,700 hours
- 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.