Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
October 1, 2009
Submitted
October 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK435
Aircraft time
1,900 hours, 1,766 cycles
Part
Rheostat
Condition
Sparks
Location
Map Light
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN ROTATING THE RHEOSTAT TO TURN ON THE MAP LIGHT THE SIC'S SIDE OF THE COCKPIT (THE LIGHT ABOVE THE FLIGHT PHONE ON THE COCKPIT SIDE WALL) LARGE BLUE SPARKS CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE BACK PART OF THE COCKPIT WALL. THE SPARKS SHOT OUT TOWARDS THE ASH TRAY AS THE RHEOSTAT WS TURNED ON. LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND METAL CLIP SECURING COPILOTS MAPLIGHT SOCKET TO LENS ASSY TO HAVE 1 SIDE NOT SECURED CAUSING JACKET TO LAY ON TOP OF RHEOSTAT & SPARK. REPLACED COPILOT'S MAP LIGHT ASSY WITH A NEW ASSY PER MM 33-11-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.