What was found
ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING AND SAW SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FOUND A DEFECTIVE LT LANDING LIGHT SWITCH THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2015
- Submitted
- February 23, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N999FE
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0231
- Aircraft time
- 10,032 hours, 10,898 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Landing Light
- Part time
- 3,858 hours, 4,446 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.