What was found
ANTI-COLLISION AND POSITION LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED; STRONG SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE TAIL NAV/STROBE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD SHORTED.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2022
- Submitted
- June 27, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N40749
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152084
- Aircraft time
- 9,316 hours, 999,999 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Strobe
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Tail
- Part time
- 9,316 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.