Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 5, 2021
Submitted
May 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0113
Aircraft time
14,846 hours, 17,754 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS25306222
Condition
Burned
Location
Rt & Lt Ng Light
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT 7651, RDM-PDX DISCREPANCY: ON FINAL APPROACH TO PDX, SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THERE WERE NO ERRONEOUS ENGINE INDICATIONS AND THE SMELL WAS DISTINCTLY ELECTRICAL. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AREA. THE PILOT CONTACTED TOWER, TURNED OFF ALL NON ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONTINUED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT LANDED, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ACTIVE FIRE PRESENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND RH & LH LANDING LIGHT SWITCHES BURNED. REPLACED BOTH SWITCHES. GROUND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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