Service difficulty report · Diode · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 2, 2021
Submitted
November 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0040
Aircraft time
5,073 hours, 3,341 cycles
Part
Diode
Part number
S31064
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERG LIGHT: RIGHT FORWARD EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON OR WITH MAIN BATTERY ON AND PAX SAFETY LIGHT ON AT TIMES IT APPEARS DIMLY LIT. ***CORRECTIVE ACTION*** MANIPULATED THE WIRES AT THE SPLICES AND THE DIODES WHILE MONITORING THE RH WING INSPECTION LIGHT AND WHEN THE SPLICES AND DIODES WERE MANIPULATED THE RH WING INSPECTION LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND EXTINGUISH. REMOVED DIODES DC046 AND DC047 THEN INSTALLED NEW DIODES PIN S3106-4 NSN IAW 680A CSPM 20-30-25, SECURED THE WIRE BUNDLE THEN RECHECKED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WHICH OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW 680A MM 33-50-00.

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