Service difficulty report · Clock · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
April 27, 2010
Submitted
June 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755AB
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700622
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Clock
Part number
LC2
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

PILOT REPORTS THAT ON FINAL, HE HAD SWITCHED ON THE PANEL LIGHTS AND STARTED HAVING A FAINT SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FIX A SMALL LIGHT FIXTURE THAT ATTACHES TO THE CLOCK HAD WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF ITS RECEPTACLE AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRE AND PERIODICALLY TOUCHING THE BUSS BAR BELOW, HAVE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AND RE-INSTALLED IT IN THE CLOCK, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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