What was found
INTERNAL FAILURE INSIDE TAXI LIGHT SWITCH CAUSED ARCING INSIDE SWITCH. THE SUBSEQUENT ARCING CAUSED SWITCH INTERNAL COMPONENTS TO BURN AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2022
- Submitted
- October 13, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N989SP
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8210
- Aircraft time
- 4,305 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- W31X100010
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Switch Panel
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.