What was found
PILOT TOOK OFF AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THEY IMMEIDATELY LANDED AFTERWARDS. THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING LIGHT SWITCH WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH/BREAKER SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N431ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280301
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- CM358910
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 1,127 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.