Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 2, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
15,158 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
CM39570
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Light
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LANDING PHASE OF FLT, MLG SELECTED DOWN & 3 GREEN LIGHTS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ON. AFTER ALL PROPER PROCEDURES, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONCE GENERATORS SELECTED OFF LINE, GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BEING A LATER S/N AIRCRAFT THESE LIGHTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC DIMMING SYS, MLG INDICATION LIGHT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DIM IF ALL THE RIGHT CONDITIONS ARE MET, GENERATORS ONLINE, COCKPIT OVERHEAD LIGHT ON, AMBIENT DAYLIGHT SENSOR SENSING LOW LIGHT, ETC IN THIS INSTANCE ALL BUT ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WERE MET, AMBIENT DAYLIGHT SENSOR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED LIGHT FROM GOING TO DIM MODE. AFTER TROUBLE SHOUTING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT COCKPIT LIGHT POTENTIOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE LIGH