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CHAPTER 3
LIGHTING
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3-1

DESCRIPTION....................................................................................................................... 3-1

Cockpit Lighting.............................................................................................................. 3-1

Cabin Lighting................................................................................................................. 3-2

Exterior Lighting ............................................................................................................. 3-3

Wing Ice Lights............................................................................................................... 3-4

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Figure Title Page

3-1 Cabin Light Control Panel ....................................................................................... 3-2

3-2 Baggage Compartment Light Switch....................................................................... 3-3

3-3 Threshold Light Switch ........................................................................................... 3-3

3-4 Exterior Lights Control............................................................................................ 3-4

3-5 Wing Ice Light......................................................................................................... 3-4

3-6 Wing Ice Lights Switch ........................................................................................... 3-4

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INTRODUCTION
The King Air 300/350 lighting system consists of cockpit-controlled interior and exterior lights.

Interior lights are in the cockpit and passenger cabin and also include entry and exit threshold
lights and baggage area lights. Exterior lights consist of landing, taxi, wing ice, navigation,
recognition, rotating beacons, wingtip and tail strobe lights, and the tail and threshold flood-
lights. The airplane is also equipped with emergency lights.

DESCRIPTION
COCKPIT LIGHTING
An overhead light control panel , easily accessi-
ble to both pilot and copilot, incorporates a
functional arrangement of all lighting systems in
the cockpit. Each light group has its own rheostat
switch placarded “BRT–OFF.”
The MASTER PANEL LIGHTS ON–OFF
s w i t c h i s t h e m a s t e r s w i t c h f o r : P I L OT
FLIGHT INSTR, COPILOT FLIGHT INSTR,
COPILOT GYRO INSTR, ENGINE INSTR,
AVIONICS PANEL, OVHD, PED & SUB-
PANEL, and SIDE PANEL. PILOT OVHD
FLOOD, INSTR INDIRECT, and COPILOT

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DO NOT OPERATE
ON DRY GLASS PILOT COPILOT
OVHD INSTR FLIGHT
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLOOD INDIRECT INSTR
OFF OFF OFF OFF

PARK SLOW

FAST

BRT BRT BRT

MASTER
PANEL
LIGHTS PILOT COPILOT COPILOT
ON FLIGHT ENGINE AVIONICS OVHD PED SIDE GYRO FLIGHT
INSTR INSTR PANEL & SUBPANEL PANEL INSTR INSTR
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

BRT BRT BRT BRT BRT BRT BRT

OFF

OPERATION LIMITATIONS
THE MARKINGS AND PLACARDS INSTALLED
IN THIS AIRPLANE CONTAIN OPERATING
PILOT CABIN FURN COPILOT
LIMITATIONS WHICH MUST BE COMPLIED
MIC LIGHT COFFEE FSB MIC
WITH WHEN OPERATING THIS AIRPLANE
IN THE COMMUTER CATEGORY. OTHER NORMAL BRIGHT ON ON NORMAL
OPERATING LIMITATIONS WHICH MUST BE
COMPLIED WITH WHEN OPERATING THIS
F
WARNING
AIRPLANE IN THIS CATEGORY ARE CON- D O STALL WARNING IS INOPERATIVE WHEN
U O
TAINED IN THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL. I F MASTER SWITCH IS OFF.
NO ACROBATIC MANEUVERS INCLUDING R N
M F STANDBY COMPASS IS ERRATIC WHEN
SPINS ARE APPROVED. THIS AIRPLANE N WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE AND/OR AIR
APPROVED FOR VFR IFR DAY & NIGHT CONDITIONER AND/OR HIGH VENT BLOWER
OPERATION & IN ICING CONDITIONS. AND/OR LANDING LIGHTS ARE ON.
OXYGEN OFF OFF FSB OXYGEN
MASK MASK

MAXIMUM
DC INSTRUMENT
IAS KNOTS EMERG LIGHTS
40 60 40 60 20 ON
20 80 20 80 10 30
30 60 L GEN R GEN GR EXTENSION 184
+
CTR TPL FED GR RETRACT
DC % LOAD DC % LOAD BATT
PROP AMPS 166
0 100 0 100 0 40 GR EXTENDED 124
20 0 EXT
PWR BAT APPROACH FLAP 202
VOLT
AMP
- FULL DN FLAP
158
10 60 MANEUVERING 184

OFF

VOLTMETER
BUS SELECT

Figure 3-1 Cabin Light Control Panel

OVHD FLOOD are individually controlled by ing/fasten-seat-belt signs and accompanying
separate rheostat switches. chimes. This three-position switch is placarded
“NO SMK & FSB–OFF–FSB.”
An instrument emergency light switch, located to
the right of the electrical gages on the overhead The baggage area lights are controlled by a three-
panel, controls lights under the glareshield. position switch placarded “BAGGAGE–OFF–
Those lights may be used any time the normal INDIRECT” just inside the airstair door, aft of 
cockpit lighting is not working. This light system the doorframe (Figure 3-2). The INDIRECT
is connected to the hot battery bus on the 300 or position of this switch is operable only when the
to the dual-fed bus on the 350. triple-fed bus is powered, and the BAGGAGE
position is connected directly to the hot battery
bus on the 300 or the dual-fed bus on the 350.
CABIN LIGHTING
A threshold light is located forward of the
airstair door at floor level, and two aisle lights
A three-position switch on the overhead light are located at floor level on both sides of the
control panel, placarded “CABIN LIGHTS spar cover.
BRIGHT–DIM–OFF,” controls the indirect fluo-
rescent cabin lights. A switch to the right of the A switch adjacent to the threshold light turns
interior light switch activates the cabin no-smok- these lights on and off (Figure 3-3). This switch

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Figure 3-2 Baggage Compartment Light
Switch
also activates the exterior entry light (under the
left wing center section) and the lights under each
step on the airstair door. When the airstair door is
closed and latched, all the lights controlled by the
threshold light switch are extinguished. These
lights are powered by the hot battery bus on the
300 or the dual-fed bus on the 350.
When the aircraft master switch is on, the indi-
vidual reading lights along the top of the cabin
may be turned on or off by the passengers using
the pushbutton switch adjacent to each light.
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Figure 3-3 Threshold Light Switch
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Switches for the landing lights, taxi lights, wing
ice lights, navigation lights, recognition lights,
rotating beacons, and wingtip and tail strobe
lights are located on the pilot’s right subpanel
(Figure 3-4). They are appropriately placarded as
to their function.
Tail floodlights, if installed, are incorporated into
the horizontal stabilizers and are designed to illu-
minate both sides of the vertical stabilizer. A
switch for these lights, placarded “LIGHTS
TAIL FLOOD– OFF,” is located on the pilot’s
right subpanel (Figure 3-4).
A flush-mounted floodlight is located forward of 
the flaps, in the bottom of the left wing. This light
provides illumination of the area around the
airstair door, to provide passenger convenience at
night.
It is controlled by the threshold light switch, just
inside the door on the forward doorframe, and is
extinguished automatically whenever the cabin
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Figure 3-4 Exterior Lights Control

WING ICE LIGHTS

Wing ice lights, located on the outboard side

of each nacelle (Figure 3-5), are provided to
illuminate the wing leading edges to determine
ice buildup.  

They are controlled by the ICE lights circuit-

breaker switch, located on the pilot’s right sub-
panel in the LIGHTS group (Figure 3-6).The
Figure 3-5 Wing Ice Light
wing ice lights should be used as required during
night flight to check for wing ice accumulation.
Since the wing ice lights operate at a high tem-
perature, they should not be used for prolonged
periods while the airplane is on the ground.

 
Figure 3-6 Wing Ice Lights Switch

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