Service difficulty report · Dimmer · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 6, 2012
Submitted
January 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK327
Aircraft time
7,792 hours, 6,547 cycles
Part
Dimmer
Part number
86611
Part serial
0012287
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit Lights
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, H

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AT DUSK, THE CREW ACTIVATED THE COCKPIT LIGHTS AND NOTED THE LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. SOON THEREAFTER, THE CREW NOTED A BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY SMOKE EMINATING FROM THE BEHIND THE GLARESHIELD. THEY DEACTIVATED THE LIGHTS AND THE SMOKE DISSAPATED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX TECH FOUND THE DIMMER POWER SUPPLY FOR THE ALTITUDE AWARENESS PANEL FAILED AND REPLACED BOTH THE ALTITUED AWARENESS PANEL AND THE DIMMER POWER SUPPLY THAT CAUSED ITS FAILURE.

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