SDR 0400199933

Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
February 7, 2004
Submitted
February 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8986E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47402
Aircraft time
80,142 hours, 86,340 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Overheated
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT ABOUT 800 FOOT ALTITUDE DURING APPROACH INTO IND, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. OTHER PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING WHAT LOOKED LIKE SMOKE AND SMELLING AN ELECTRICAL OZONE SCENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND TAXIED TO GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. CFR ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE WITH THE PASSENGERS STILL ON BOARD BUT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE. AIRCRAFT DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH THE JETWAY. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SMOKE VIA ENGINE OR APU RUNS. A CABIN LIGHT BALLAST WAS FOUND TO BE DISCOLORED AS IF OVERHEATED AND WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE NR 3 GALLEY POWER RELAY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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