Service difficulty report · Lamp · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft time
10,625 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Lamp
Part number
4522
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Light
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) STATIC WAS NOTED IN THE HEADPHONES WHEN LANDING LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. LIGHT WAS NOTED INOPERABLE AFTER LANDING, AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION IT COULD BE SEEN THAT ONE OF THE FILAMENT MOUNTING WIRES HAD SEPARATED AT ITS SPOT-WELD AND WAS VIBRATING AGAINST THE TERMINAL INSIDE THE BULB WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, CREATING THE STATIC. THE LIGHT IS MOUNTED IN THE ENGINE COWLING.

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