Service difficulty report · Dimmer · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 11, 2012
Submitted
January 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK327
Aircraft time
7,793 hours, 6,548 cycles
Part
Dimmer
Part number
86611
Part serial
9846168
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Lights
Part time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, CREW NOTED COCKPIT LIGHTS FLICKERING FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. ACFT DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. MX FOUND THE ALTITUDE AWARENESS PANEL AND ITS ASSOCIATED LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY FAILED. BOTH UNITS WERE REPLACED.

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