Service difficulty report · Light · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 18, 2007
Submitted
January 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605131
Aircraft time
6,014 hours, 4,660 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT LOGO LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE, EXTINGUSHED W/ FIRE RETARDANT. (TAIL WAS DEICED PRIOR TO INCIDENT) INSPECTED AREA & FOUND NO DAMAGE. REMOVED LIGHT ASSY & FOUND NO DAMAGE. SUSPECT DE-ICE FLUID REACHED ITS FLASH POINT OF 230 DEGREES F DUE TO TEMP OF LENS. FIRE RETARDANT WAS CLEANED FROM SURFACES BY JET BLAST CLEANING CO. LIGHT ASSY OPS CHECKED GOOD NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW CE560XL MM

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