SDR 97ZZZX4041

Service difficulty report · Taxi Light · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
August 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N70487
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft serial
18502190
Part
Taxi Light
Part number
4313
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Light
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER KEPT TRIPPING. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT WAS DRAWING 22 AMPS. (LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER IS A 20-AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER). FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TAXI LIGHT HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A 4313. 250W LAMP. THE PARTS BOOK CALLS FOR A 4509. 100W LAMP. INSTALLED CORRECT LAMP. CIRCUIT DRAWS 10 AMPS.

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