What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT THE BEACON LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE TECH TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED THE BEACON LIGHT FAILED. THE TECH REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH. NO CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2015
- Submitted
- January 13, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8240T
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1542
- Aircraft time
- 25,397 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- Engine time
- 1,606 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- 3538013273
- Part serial
- 0843
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Beacon
- Part time
- 5,800 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.