Service difficulty report · Light · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
March 23, 2006
Submitted
March 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10049
Aircraft time
10,548 hours, 7,616 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

CAPTAIN SIDE CONSOLE FLOOD LIGHT TURNED ON SMOKE CAME FROM AREA OF LIGHT FIXTURE. SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL INSULATION. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN FLOODLIGHT RHEOSTAT TURNED ALL THE WAY DOWN. INSPECTED & FOUND CAPTAINS SIDE FWD FLOOD LIGHT TO BE SOURCE OF BURNING ODOR. REMOVED LIGHT ASSY & INSPECTED SURROUNDING AREA FOR DAMAGE TO WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ISOLATED DAMAGE JUST TO SOCKET ASSY. REINSTALLED FLOOD LIGHT ASSY & DEACTIVATED FLOOD LIGHT ASSY PULLING & COLLARING U2 CB. NO FIRE OR SPARKS REPORTED. ALL INSTRUMENT FLOOD LIGHTING INOP. R & R CAPTAINS SIDE CONSOLE FLOOD LIGHT ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD. R & R CAPTAINS LIGHTNING CONTROL PANEL. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEARS RSI NR 355795. ACFT RTS.