Service difficulty report · Insulation · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 14, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500156
Aircraft time
5,722 hours, 3,628 cycles
Part
Insulation
Condition
Burned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

STARTED BOTH ENGINES, COCKPIT FLOOD LIGHTS ON. READY TO TAXI. COCKPIT FLOOD LIGHTS GO OUT ON THEIR OWN, STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT. SHUT AIRCRAFT DOWN ASAP AND UNPLUGGED BATERIES. LOCATED AT KAPA-DID NOT DEPART AIRPORT. VERIFIED SQUAWK. REMOVED HEADLINER INSPECTED WIRES & BULBS REPLACED BOTH FLOOD LIGHT BULBS, FOUND INSULATION MAKING CONTACT WITH BULB, INSTALLED A HEATSHIELD, REPOSITIONED INSULATION AROUND FLOOD LIGHTS, REASSEMBLED HEADLINER, RAN FOR 1 HOUR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW CESSNA 750 IMM 25-10-12.

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