Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Aerosp AS355*

Difficulty date
July 5, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp AS355*
Aircraft time
1,366 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
11800125
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Strobe Lights
Part time
1,639 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A REPORT OF NO STROBE LIGHT POWER, INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BREAKER TO BE UNSERVICEABLE, THE BREAKER DID NOT TRIP. NO POWER GOING THRU BREAKER, BREAKER WAS OPENED UP FOR EVALUATION AND FOUND TO HAVE THE BI-METALIC STRIP BROKEN AND OVERHEATED. UNABLE TO ENTER MFG.