Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
January 13, 2012
Submitted
January 14, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8242T
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1610
Aircraft time
19,684 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
587 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
35380132101
Condition
Broken
Location
Navigation Light
Part time
2,600 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NAVIGATION LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AT FAULT. INSTALLED NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPS CHECKED OK. SWITCH THAT FAILED WAS INSTALLED TO COMPLY WITH AD 2008-13-17. THIS ACFT HAS HAD 6 OF THE IMPROVED CIRCUIT BREAKERS FAIL IN THE LAST 1400HRS OF OPERATION.

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