Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Engine
Ge CF34*
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Flood Light
Part time
4,887 hours
Component
Flood Light
Component part number
2LA00691307
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

FLT 5046 CLT-RTF, WHEN THE FO’S SIDE FLOOD LIGHT WIRING CAUGHT FIRE. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE CREW HAD EXTINGUISHED FIRE IN APPROX 4 SECONDS PER THE CAPTAIN. A/C IMPOUNDED BY NTSB AND WAS RELEASED BACK TO MX UPON OUR RECEIPT OF DIGITAL PICTURES OF DAMAGE. UPON INITIAL INVESTIGATION MX INSPECTED LIGHT, REMOVED COVER AND FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. THIS FIRE ALSO BURNED THROUGH THE FLOOD LIGHT WIRING AND MELTED SOME OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY.