Service difficulty report · Ics Box · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
July 14, 2009
Submitted
July 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711FC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7070
Aircraft time
11,023 hours, 44,645 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Engine time
10,547 hours, 17,256 cycles
Part
Ics Box
Part number
1179203103
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
11,023 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 3000FT AND CRUISE, PILOT AND CTR CONSOLE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WEATHER WAS CAVU WITH A HALF MOON. USED MAP LIGHT FOR ILLUMINATION AND RETURNED TO HOME BASE. ON SHORT FINAL WE SMELLED ELECTRICAL FUMES BUT NO INDICATION OF SMOKE. AMM AND VOLT METERS WERE NORMAL. TECH WAS PAGED AND REPAIRS MADE. A FAULTY INTENSITY CONTROL BOX WAS DETECTED. TROUBLESHOOT PILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHT SYS AND SUSPECT INTENSITY CONTROL TO BE FAULTY. CONFIRMED BY SWAPPING WITH CO-PILOT INTENSITY CONTROL (SAME PN) AND CONFIRMED. MEL'D CO-PILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHT SYS, CONTROL NR 5674C (CO-PILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY BE INOPERATIVE FOR SINGLE PILOT OPERATIONS). MADE APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.