Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 23, 2015
Submitted
December 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605240
Aircraft time
12,013 hours, 9,557 cycles
Part
Rheostat
Part number
E125R1351
Condition
Failed
Location
Map Light
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT CREW NOTICED RT SIDE MAP LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION CREW SMELLED AN ELEC SMOKE ODOR. CB RT PANEL, LT SIDE LIGHTS, POPPED & ODOR WENT AWAY. DID NOT RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED RT CB PANEL & FOUND CHART LIGHT RHEOSTAT ONLY WORKED ON HIGH & GROOVES BETWEEN SEGMENTS FULL OF BRUSH MATERIAL. CHART LIGHT INNER ASSEMBLY WOULD TWIST IN HOUSING MAKING RUBBER COVER TO BE REMOVED & CONTACT TO BE MADE WITH STRUCTURE DISENGAGING THE RT PANEL CB. NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE NOTED. REMOVED CO-PILOT CHART LIGHT RHEOSTAT PN E-125-R1-351, SN N/A & INSTALLED NEW RHEOSTAT IAW MM 20-21-03. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK FOUND GOOD.

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