Service difficulty report · Light · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
July 11, 2022
Submitted
July 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N382MD
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41287
Aircraft time
2,513 hours, 9,293 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
3G3340A07334
Part serial
S20145182
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 300
Part time
5 hours, 34 cycles
Component
Winglet Assy · Agusta
Component part number
3G5510A06332
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING THE TECHNICIAN'S DAILY INSPECTION, THE LEFT POSITION LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED 4.7 FLIGHT HOURS EARLIER DUE TO FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SCREWS WHICH SECURES THE LIGHT DEFLECTOR CAME LOOSE AND MIGRATED WITHIN THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DURING FLIGHT, SHORTING OUT THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT BOARD. THE POSITION LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND UPON INSTALLATION OF THE NEW ASSEMBLY, THE SAME DEFLECTOR SCREWS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE OUT OF THE BOX. THE SCREWS WERE TORQUED AND THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE.

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