# SDR CA090210003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 4, 2009
- Submitted: March 5, 2009
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Beech 200BEECH
- Aircraft time: 23,690 hours
- Engine: Pwa PT6A41
- System (JASC): [3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3310)
- Part: Rheostat
- Part number: CM39569
- Condition: Unserviceable
- Location: Cockpit Lights
- Part time: 12 hours
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA090210003

## Discrepancy

THE SIDE PANEL LIGHTING WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL THE RHEOSTAT KNOB WAS PULLED.  WHEN THE KNOB WAS WIGGLED A CRACKLING SOUND COULD BE HEARD.  THE RHEOSTAT WAS REPLACED AND OPERATED NORMALLY.  THE OLD RHEOSTAT HAD BEEN REPLACED FEB 2/09.

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