Service difficulty report · Bulb · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
September 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft time
5,108 hours
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Part
Bulb
Part number
ELED682CGSRD
Condition
Shorted
Location
Master Warning
Part time
719 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) HAD A FAILURE OF COPILOTS MASTER WARNING ANNUNCIATOR. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT 1 OF 4 LED LIGHT BULBS HAD FAILED SHORTED. THIS RESULTED IN ALL 4 BULBS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE. WITH THE FAILURE OF ONLY 1 BULB IN THE ANNUNCIATOR, NONE OF THE OTHER BULBS WILL ILLUMINATE. THIS IS A SEEMING LACK OF REDUNDANCY WITH LED LAMPS INSTALLED. THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURED WITH THE START MASTER SWITCH IN SEPT 2012.