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The navigation light circuit breaker switch trips and will not reset. Fault in circuit breaker switch (p/n 35-380132-101). These switches are the new and improved versions installed under AD 2008-13-17, but are continuing to fail internally.

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Various electrical switches failed across multiple aircraft models, affecting navigation lights, landing lights, landing gear indications, and flap operation.
  • Several landing and navigation light switches failed due to overheating, burning, or internal shorts, with some incidents leading to smoke in the cockpit.
  • Many of these switch failures occurred despite parts being "new and improved" or installed under Airworthiness Directives (ADs), often significantly below their rated operational lifecycles.
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Beechcraft Model F33A Bonanza
Nav Light Switch Internal Short

The navigation light circuit breaker switch trips and will not reset. Fault in circuit breaker switch (p/n 35-380132-101). These switches are the new and improved versions installed under AD 2008-13-17, but are continuing to fail internally.

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