Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
April 5, 2017
Submitted
April 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF5
Aircraft time
14,688 hours, 7,714 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Damaged
Location
Airstair Light
Stage of operation
CR
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

ARCING BEHIND RELIEF TUBE COMPARTMENT. AIR STAIR DOOR HAS NO POWER TO INSPECTION LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHT. FOUND RELIEF TUBE SPRING WRAPPED AROUND AIR STAIR LIGHT SWITCH. UNWRAPPED SPRING FROM AIR STAIR LIGHT SWITCH. INSTALLED RELIEF TUBE AND RESET AIR STAIR CIRCUIT BREAKER, NO FURTHER ISSUES DISCOVERED.