Service difficulty report · G Switch · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
May 25, 2025
Submitted
May 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000036
Aircraft time
5,070 hours, 2,987 cycles
Part
G Switch
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

EMERGENCY LIGHTING: EMER LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER SHUT-DOWN WITH SWITCHES IN THE OFF POSITION. COULD NOT RESET WITH THE SWITCH UNDER THE PILOTS SEATS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND ONLY AISLE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. BEING PILOTS CHECKED THE COCKPIT G-SWITCHES, I REMOVED THE BAGGAGE COMPT AFT PANEL AND BOTH AFT EMER BATT G-SWITCHES DID NOT TRIP. REINSTALLED PANEL. NOTICED PILOTS FWD EMER BATTERY G-SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET DID NOT FEEL CORRECT. REMOVED RUBBER BOOT AND NOTICED PLUNGER WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. REINSTALLED G-SWITCH PLUNGER AND REINSTLLED RUBBER BOOT. PILOTS G-SWITCH CAN NOW BE RESET. CHARGED EMER BATTS FOR60 MINUTES PER TC·FLT-33-1001. ALL EMER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS REQUIRED AND STAY ON FOR MIN OF 10 MINUTES. RECHARGED EMER BATTERIES. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW CE-700 AMM 33-51-10. 33-50-11. 33-50-00 & TC·FLT-33-1001. REV2. 200CT2022.