Service difficulty report · Lamp · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
November 10, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft time
28,198 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Lamp
Part number
8623
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuel Totalizer
Component
Fuel Totalizer
Component part number
AT2061
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTED ELEC BURNING ODOR. CREW DISENGAGED AC ELEC MASTER. FOUND TRANS & WIRING WARM TO TOUCH. WIRES MELTING A PLASTIC ABRASION SHIELD. DAMAGE DETECTED IN WIRING WITH TRANS & WIRES WITHIN SAME BUNDLE. TRANS DISCONNECTED FROM CIRCUIT & CHECKED. DAMAGED WIRING & ABRASION SHIELD WERE REPAIRED & TRANS REINSTALLED. MAINT PERFORMED A LIGHTING CHECK & REPLACED A LINE LAMP MODULE INSTALLED IN FUEL TOTALIZER DISPLAY. LAMP ASSY HAD A MFG DEFECT. DEFECT SHORT CIRCUITED LIGHTING BUSS. RESULTED IN EXCESS CURRENT PRESENT WITHIN SYS, CAUSING TRANS & ASSOC WIRES TO OVERHEAT. CONCLUDED THAT THE FAULTY BULB INITIATED PROBLEM A POSSIBLE FLAW IN CIRCUITS WIRING CAUSED WIRING FAILURE. DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT.