What was found
PILOT SMELLED & SAW SMOKE. AIRCRAFT LANDED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED PARTIAL MELTED LANDING LIGHT SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2017
- Submitted
- January 4, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N98795
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17276357
- Aircraft time
- 7,943 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- TTGCTA201TWB
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Landing Light
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.