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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:

  • Multiple aircraft models are experiencing widespread failures of various electrical switches, including navigation, landing, landing gear, and flap control switches.
  • Landing and navigation light switches are prematurely failing due to internal shorts, overheating, burning, and emitting smoke, often in "improved" versions installed under Airworthiness Directives (ADs).
  • Some landing/taxi light switches are not designed for continuous in-flight use, contributing to overheating and failure, while other critical switches are failing due to unserviceability or misadjustment.
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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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