DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
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LIGHTS
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Lights
The lighting system includes interior and exterior illumination.
All lights operate on 28 Volt DC power.
Circuits are protected by thermal push-pull circuit breakers.
All lights are made by array of LED (light-emitting diode).
A single LED failure in a lamp array will not result in failure of lamp unit.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Lights
Pulse lighting capability is built into the landing
light controller assembly.
Aircraft equipped with optional TCAS I/ TCAS II
have a pulse light switch that enables manual or
automatic (in response to a T/A) activation of the
pulse light system.
Instrument panel lighting control are mounted on
the control yoke, fwd of the reversion controller.
There are two dimmers and one small toggle
switch.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Flight Compartment Lights (Mod 6/2028)
Dome light, aisle light, map lights, pri inst panel lighting,
sec inst panel flood lighting, foot well lighting & caution
lighting.
The cabin lighting system
six overhead general lights, twenty passenger reading
lights, an entrance light, forward and aft baggage compt
lights, and cabin sign lights
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
LIGHT CONTROL PANEL
At the lower left pilot sub-panel.
All light switches –
External lighting switch- middle row
Interior Lighting - bottom row
The landing light switches are located on the overhead switch panel.
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Instrument Panel Lighting
It has variety LED arrays.
Specific inst and panels are lit internally
by LED post lights.
Flight Compt Dome
Installed on the center aft overhead
console.
Powered from the hot battery bus.
It has both clear and coloured LEDs to
emit light at a colour temperature similar
to daylight.
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Flight Compt Aisle Lights
An aisle light on the aft of
pedestal, below the data
entry keypad
Illuminating the well below
the two pilot seats.
Each has their own
switches.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Flight Compartment Map Lights
Two map lights, mounted on the center aft
overhead console, just forward to each side of
the dome light.
The map lights have a concentric control for
dimming.
MAP light toggle switch, on the left pilot sub-
panel.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
ESIS Bezel Lighting
Dimmable ligh, through R2 INSTRUMENT
dimmer control
The ESIS power switch is set to ARM.
When power is removed from aircraft, and
ESIS power switch is set to ARM, the ESIS
power relay in the junction box is disengaged
which causes the ESIS bezel light to remain
at full brightness, and cannot be dimmed.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Master Warning and Master Caution system
A light dimmer control box, part of the Caution
Lights Dimming Control Box
Capable of Controlling up to 12 independent
lamps with full test functions.
A three-position switch labelled CAUTION
LIGHTS with positions DIM, BRIGHT, and
TEST is located on the lower left sub-panel.
The momentary TEST position of the switch
permits a simultaneous check of Autofeather,
Master Caution, Master Warning, Stall and Fire
lights.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Master Warning and Master Caution system
The Fire Lights are tested using their own
dedicated switch.
The test and intensity circuit is protected by a
CAUTION LTS NORMAL avionics CB on the
MCB panel.
The DIM and BRIGHT positions
provide alternative levels of lighting brilliance
for the MASTER CAUTION and MASTER
WARNING lights, the auto-feather system
SELECT and ARMED indicator lights, and the
stall warning light, and the engine FIRE
warning lights.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Master Warning and Master Caution system
Control system: In the event of failure
of the control system used for caution light dimming, a reversionary,
non-dimming mode can be selected by moving the CAUTION
LIGHTS DIMMING switch on the lower right sub-panel from
NORMAL to BYPASS.
It is powered by the CAUTION LTS BYPASS circuit breaker on the
avionics circuit breaker panel.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Instrument Panel Lighting System
provides instrument panel lighting and has-
dimming rheostat – on dimming control panel
the Lighting Power Supply (LPS), and
the instrument panel lights.
The individual instrument panel lights are powered by the LPS through
dedicated outputs.
The output voltages of the LPS to the instrument lights are adjusted by
the rheostat
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Glareshield Flood Lighting
An array of six LED lights
three lights on the p1 side and
three lights on the p2 side
These light are controlled by the flood
light control knob on the dimming LPS
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LPS 99–1128 (PS1) power supply unit
supplies 5V and 28V variable voltage to-
panel lights,
avionics instruments,
the static valve lighting, and
standby compass lighting.
Input from Left bus , 5 amp CB
Dimming control - 10k Ω rheostat , Control
Column Dimming Panel.
LPS also gives 0-5-volt variable voltage to
the Fuel Selector Panel overlay,
Overhead Switch Panel overlay,
Left Hand Panel overlay,
Right Hand Panel overlay,
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
LPS 99–1128 (PS1) power supply unit
Cockpit Dimmer Panel overlay, and TB13.
The LPS supplies 0-28V variable voltage
to the-
Avionics instruments,
standby compass,
TB13,
trim panel overlay,
flap selector post lights, and
the (ESIS) Alternate Static Valve.
LPS located on lower LH tray fwd avionics
bay.
accessible by removing the lower HIRF
protection cover.
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Passenger Compartment Lights
Cabin lighting (commuter interior),
passenger reading lights and
warning sign lights.
Cabin Lighting
six cabin lights at centre line of cabin roof.
3 position switch- DIM, OFF and BRIGHT
Switch CABIN GENERAL on the lower left pilot sub-panel
CB - CABIN LIGHTS on the cb panel,left DC bus.
DIM position- a 100 ohm dimming resistor is connected in
series to reduce luminance.
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Passenger Compartment Lights
Passenger Entrance Light
a threshold floodlight recessed in the top of the main cabin door aperture.
The switches- Two
One at lower P1 sub-panel BOARDING
A rocker type switch on fwd of the door BOARDING LIGHTS.
The entrance light circuit is powered from the hot battery bus, COMPT
LTS CB on the rear bulkhead CB panel.
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Passenger Reading Lights -Twenty,
six on the left and fourteen on the right,
integral with the cove ventilating ducts in
the cabin walls.
A two-position switch “CABIN READING”
on the lower P1 sub-panel.
A switch beside each light provides
passenger control over individual lights.
CB -READING LIGHTS on the main CB
panel, by right bus.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Cabin Signs
Two cabin signs with pictograms indication
“NO SMOKING and FASTEN SEAT
BELTS” in the cabin to the right of the
cabin/flight compartment dooway station
111.00.
3 posn switch “CABIN SIGNS FSB–NS,
OFF and NS” ,lower P1 sub-panel.
switch posns- both off, no smoking on, no
smoking and fasten seat belt on.
Powered by the MAP LIGHTS cb, left bus,
main circuit breaker panel.
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Cargo and Service Compartment Lights
comprise front and rear baggage compartment lights.
Forward Baggage Compartment Light
a light switch, powered bybattery bus,
cb “CABIN LIGHTS” cb on the rear bulkhead hot battery bus cb panel.
Rear Baggage Compartment Lights
two dome lights, a limit switch activated by baggage door latching pins or
when baggage doors closed, a switch “BAGGAGE COMP LT” on baggage
compartment forward bulkhead.
The lights from hot battery bus through the CABIN LIGHTS cb on the rear
bulkhead (station 332.00) CB panel.
When rear baggage door is open, BAGGAGE COMP LT switch will not turn
the lights off.
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Master Warning and Master Caution system
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Exterior Lights
Position lights, landing lights, taxi light, beacon light, strobe lights.
All exterior lights are powered from the left or right DC buses.
Position Lights
The position (navigation) lights consist of red and green wing tip lights and a
white taillight.
“POSITION” switch on the left sub-panel controls the position light.
Powered from the left DC bus.
“POSITION LIGHTS cb on the main circuit breaker panel.
.
DHC-6 -400 Twin Otter aircraft
Exterior Lights
Wing Tip Strobe Lights and Beacon Light
2 white strobe type lights are part of the position light assembly in each
wing tip.
A red beacon light is mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer.
The white strobe lights are controlled by a switch labelled STROBE on the
lower left pilot sub-panel.
Powered- left DC bus.
Protected by the STROBE LIGHTS cb on MCB panel.
The red beacon light switch “BEACON”on the lower left pilot sub-panel
Powered- left DC bus
The BEACON LIGHT cb on MCB panel
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Exterior Lights
Taxi Light
A LED taxi light is installed on
the nose wheel fork.
The light is controlled by a
switch labelled TAXI on the
lower left pilot sub-panel.
The circuit is powered from
the right DC bus
Protected by a TAXI LIGHT cb
on the main circuit breaker
panel.
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Exterior Lights
Landing Lights
Two high intensity discharge (xenon) landing
lights are installed with independent power
supplies, one in each wing leading edge
outboard of the engine (Pre Mod 6/2285).
Aircraft incorporating Post Mod 6/2285 have
two LED Landing Lights installed, one in
each wing leading edge outboard of the
engine. The lights are controlled by two
switches labelled LANDING LIGHTS that are
located on the start panel directly above the
left pilot windshield. The STEADY switch
activates them continuously. The PULSE
switch activates the lights alternately by
manual selection, or triggered by the TCAS
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Custom Input/Output (CSIO) Modules
Inputs from the following aircraft systems:
- DMEs
- DAUs
- Audio Panels
- RAD ALT
- EGPWS
- FDR Accelerometer
- XPDRs
- GPSs
- TCAS
- Aircraft Voltages
