SDR 96ZZZX5658

Service difficulty report · Post Light · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747WS
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0080
Part
Post Light
Condition
Shorted
Location
Copilot Panel
Stage of operation
NR
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 SEEING A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM UNDER COPILOT'S INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SMELLING SOMETHING 'ELECTRICAL' BURNING. UPON INSPECTION, A POST LIGHT WAS FOUND SHORTED. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. A VERY THIN SPRING INSIDE THE SCREW ON CONNECTOR BURNED THROUGH AND STOPPED CURRENT FLOW. THIS SPRING APPEARS TO BE A CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE.

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