Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
February 18, 2025
Submitted
February 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4620
Aircraft time
7,442 hours
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, HE GOT A AMBER GOV LIGHT. HE ABORTED LANDING AND DIVERTED TO EL PASO FBO. VEMD FAULT CODES WHERE SW ENG CTL (HEX 4204 AND HEX 000C) EMM REFERRED TO START STOP SWITCH, AIRCRAFT JUST CAME OUT OF HEAVY MAINTENANCE FROM LRU M FACILITY AND HAD HEADLINER TAKEN DOWN DURING MAINTENANCE. AT ELP I REMOVED THE START SWITCH HEADLINER AND COVER INSPECTED WIRING AND TERMINALS. AMBER GOV LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND TESTS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL GROUND RUN WITH NO FAULTS OR GOV LIGHTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE AMBER GOV LIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PILOT FLEW BACK TO DEMING NM BASE AND REPORTED BACK TO MECHANIC NO ISSUES AND NO GOV LIGHTS.