Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
August 3, 2021
Submitted
August 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0087
Aircraft time
4,058 hours, 2,713 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERG LIGHT SWITCH: AFTER SHUTDOWN UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AND LIGHT OVER SEAT 4 VIA EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH. . VERIFIED EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN OFF POSITION. . GAINED ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE APU AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CHARGED UP THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES. AND FOUND THAT THE SEAT 4 AND UH WING EMERGENCY LIGHTS THAT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WITH THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM/ ON/ OFF SWITCH. DISCUSSED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING ISSUE AT 1620 LOCAL, TO GET HELP WITH FINDING THE CORRECT SEATING ARRANGEMENT AND BATTERY/ G-SWITCH LOCATION FOR THE SEAT 4 AND LH WING EMERGENCY LIGHTS THAT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. REMOVED THE LH LOWER SIDE WALL PANEL TO GET ACCESS TO THE SEAT #4 EMERGENCY BATTERY/ G-SWITCH AND RESET THE SWITCH. REF: AMM 33-50-06 AND 33-50-11. THEN CHARGED UP THE BATTERIES SOME MORE AND SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL FOR AN HOUR. STARTED UP APU AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTINGADJUSTMENT/ TEST AND INSPECTION /CHECK IAW AMM 33-50-00. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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