Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 6, 2017
Submitted
April 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836JS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605186
Aircraft time
5,615 hours, 5,131 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24166D2
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
5,615 hours, 5,131 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED WHEN USING REC/TAXI AND LANDING LIGHTS, STRONG ODOR IS NOTICED. PILOT ALSO REPORTED THE LEFT BELLY LIGHT AND LEFT WING LANDING/TAXI LIGHTS INOP. UPON INSPECTING THE SYSTEM, MULTIPLE BURNED WIRES WERE FOUND ON THE REC/TAXI LIGHT SWITCH LOCATED IN THE CENTER PEDESTAL. AFTER REPAIRING WIRES AND REPLACING REC/TAXI LIGHT SWITCH PN M8808/93-008, LIGHT WOULD STILL NOT COME ON. REPLACED RELAY PN MS24166-D2, SYSTEM WORKS AS IT SHOULD.

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