19981023041619I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD-90-30 · Lafayette, LA · October 23, 1998

Date
October 23, 1998 · 14:15 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N914DN
Reported as
Doug MD9030
Reported engine
IAE V2500A1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)Flight attendant reported elec fumes in vicinity of rows 24,25. Captain reported elec fumes, no delay in arriving requested. ATC center passed to approach that smoke was in cabin, inaccurately. Upon normal landing and taxi to gate, passengers unloaded and contract maint. Identified ballast in overhead lighting was inop and possibly the cause of the elec. Fumes in the cabin. Ballast was returned bo Boeing under warranty.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELEC FUMES IN VICINITY OF ROWS 24,25. CAPTAIN REPORTED ELEC FUMES, NO DELAY IN ARRIVING REQUESTED. ATC CENTER PASSED TO APPROACH THAT SMOKE WAS IN CABIN, INACCURATELY. UPON NORMAL LANDING AND TAXI TO GATE, PASSENGERS UNLOADED AND CONTRACT MAINT. IDENTIFIED BALLAST IN OVERHEAD LIGHTING WAS INOP AND POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE ELEC. FUMES IN THE CABIN. BALLAST WAS RETURNED BO BOEING UNDER WARRANTY.

Other reports on N914DN · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.