SDR 97ZZZX2831

Service difficulty report · Dimmer Switch · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
May 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N730SA
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
155
Part
Dimmer Switch
Part number
RH00252350JBS
Condition
Shorted
Location
Crew Light
Part time
322 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE THIRD CREW MEMBER'S READING LIGHT RHEOSTAT ELECTRICALLY SHORTED TO THE ADJACENT OXYGEN MASK CONTAINER. THE READING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL SERIOUS INCIDENT. THE OPERATOR SUGGESTED TO DASSAULT NOT TO USE RHEOSTATS WITH OPEN CONTACTS. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 322.4 HOURS. LANDINGS, 215.