What was found
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM PANEL LIGHT RESISTOR. R & R THE DIMMER ASSEMBLY FOR INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. REPLACED Q7 TRANSISTOR FOR DIMMER SWITCH IAW MM 33-10-105 & WDM 33-10-00.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2015
- Submitted
- May 29, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409BK
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0651
- Aircraft time
- 23,778 hours, 12,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Transistor
- Part number
- 2N3055
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.