Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
May 13, 2011
Submitted
May 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46837
Aircraft time
85,565 hours, 23,630 cycles
Part
Rheostat
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Panel Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

BURNING ODOR ORIGINATING FROM THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE HANDLE. UPON ENTERING COCKPIT, FOUND OVERHEAD PANEL LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET AND HAD ODOR OF SOLDER EMINATING FROM OVERHEAD PANEL. TRIED ADJUSTING OVERHEAD PANEL LIGHTS FOUND RHEOSTAT NOT FUNCTIONING WITH LIGHTS ON STUCK FULL BRIGHT. RHEOSTAT HAD NO EFFECT. NEEDS RHEOSTAT REPLACEMENT.

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