Service difficulty report · Dimmer · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
August 25, 2011
Submitted
August 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402VN
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0488
Aircraft time
28,430 hours
Part
Dimmer
Part number
5184241
Condition
Failed
Location
Instrument Light
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH, THEY TURNED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE PANEL LIGHTS ON, THEY SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RT RHEOSTAT. THEY IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF, PULLED ALL LIGHT BREAKERS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERIOR LIGHTING AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE SWITCH WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. A SMALL AMOUNT OF LINT WAS CLEANED FROM THE SWITCH. THE UNIT THEN WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

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