What was found
THE MALFUNCTION OF THE BEACON ASSY IS THAT IT KEEPS BURNING OUT THE LAMPS, SOMETIMES 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH. PROBABLE IS VIBRATION INTHE TAIL CAUSING ELEMENT TO BURN OUT. RECOMMENDATION TO INSTALL LED LIGHTING FOR TAIL BEACON ASSY
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2011
- Submitted
- March 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N379DB
- Make and model
- Cessna 525B
- Aircraft serial
- 525B0191
- Engine
- Wilint FJ443A
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Lamp
- Part number
- 34022601091
- Condition
- Burned Out
- Location
- Tail
- Component
- Beacon · Whelen
- Component part number
- 9003313
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.