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Aircraft Exterior Lighting Systems Guide

The document outlines the various external and internal lighting systems of an aircraft, including landing lights, wing inspection lights, beacon lights, navigation lights, logo lights, strobe lights, emergency lights, and cockpit lighting controls. It details the locations, controls, and operational behaviors of these lights, including automatic functions during power failures and manual overrides. Additionally, it describes the functionality of various panels and switches that manage the lighting systems.

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Aircraft Exterior Lighting Systems Guide

The document outlines the various external and internal lighting systems of an aircraft, including landing lights, wing inspection lights, beacon lights, navigation lights, logo lights, strobe lights, emergency lights, and cockpit lighting controls. It details the locations, controls, and operational behaviors of these lights, including automatic functions during power failures and manual overrides. Additionally, it describes the functionality of various panels and switches that manage the lighting systems.

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Lights

EXT light panel

Located at base of the overhead panel

3 Landing lights fully retractable

one taxi/ Laninf light LH fuselage aft of Radom

Controlled by middle landing light switch

RETR - Retracted

EXTD - Extended O

Memo at MFDU

On - Extended on

Memo at MFDU

Engine failure

All extended lights retract

Extend when landing gear down and locked.

Two under each wing

Three landing light switches

RETR - Retracted

EXTD - Extended (o )

On - Extended (on)

MFDU primary page message when EXT and on

Retract when engine failure

extend when landing gear down and locked

Taxi Light

Fully retractable

Lower LH fuselage aft of radome


Wing inspection lights

One on each side of the fwd fuselage

Illuminate wing leading edge

Pushbutton at top right of ext light panel

Normally blank and o

Beacon Lights

Located at base of aft fuselage and on top of vert stab

Pushbutton at top left of ext light panel

Normally blank and on

ash 60 times per minute

when o , a white o light on PB

Navigation lights

One on each wingtip and on the tail cone

Controlled by on o switch in top on ext light panel

Without power, One Nav light in each wing is powered by wither 26V Ac or ground
DC for towing

Logo Lights

Controlled by NAV/LOGO switch

Located on ap outboard fairings

Illuminate Vertical Stabilizer

For on ground or when nav lights are on and either landing struts compressed or
aps are not fully retracted.

Strobe Lights

Installed in same unit as Nav Lights,

power supply integral part of assembly

Controlled Manually or Automatically by dial On EXT lt panel


Flashes 60 times per minute

EMER light panel

Located at base of overhead panel opposite normal light panel

Eight Emergency lights

Escape Hatches, Trailing edge, Airstair

When selector is set to armed, lights come on automatically when generator power is not
avail

Internal Emergency Lights

Standby and Emergency Lights

Passanger compartment and Lavs

Emergency Lights

Cabin Entrance

Exit Signs

Around emergency exits and front doors

Will come on automatically when selector is armed and power is not available

Flight Deck Lights

Outer dial always adjusts ood lights, inner is integral lights6

Located on pedestal

Top dial controls overhead panel integral Lighting

Next down controls Glareshield

Next is main instrument Panel

Next is pedestal

ood lighting avail for Glareshield and main instrument panel

Controlled by brightness knobs on panel


Side Panel Lighting

Controlled by selector on each side panel

Two Dome lights on overhead panel

composed of

` Groundcrew dome light

ight deck ood light

Emergency evacuation lights

Come light controlled by PB on F-DK Light panel and on dome light Panel on back r
right of overhead panel

Observer light panel activated on dome light panel

Flood Lights

Controlled by dial on D-DK light panel

Annunciator panel lights

Brightness controlled by dial on F-DK light panel.

2 brightness levels and reset is highest brightness, when electricity is applied


to the aircraft, the lights will come on fully independently/

Stormlight

Pushbutton on F-DK light panel.

Overrides individual light controls.

on press, all lights go full bright 46

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