Switch Problems

Editorial Staff

Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:38 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The provided incident reports highlight frequent malfunctions of various electrical switches across different aircraft types, including those for landing gear, landing lights, navigation lights, taxi lights, and cabin heater systems.
Switch failures manifest in diverse ways, such as being out of adjustment, intermittent operation, getting stuck, or suffering from internal arcing, burning, and shorting.
Consequences of these malfunctions range from flickering indicator lights and non-retracting gear to smoke, burning smells in the cabin or cockpit, and tripped circuit breakers, occasionally leading to emergency declarations.
All reported issues were ultimately resolved through maintenance actions, typically involving the adjustment or replacement of the defective switch and associated wiring repair if necessary.

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