SDR 070090

Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 7, 2007
Submitted
April 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N869GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53294
Part
Ballast
Part number
D77311001
Part serial
23928
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 452 LAS/ICT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN FLIGHT BETWEEN ROW 10 AND 11 (LEFT). PASSENGER SERVICE PANEL AND OVERHEAD STOWAGE BIN IMMEDIATELY ABOVE FELT WARM. PHASE OF FLIGHT ASSUMED TO BE CRUISE ALTHOUGH NOT SPECIFIED BY FLIGHT CREW. THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO DOES NOT SPECIFY ANY PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED ODOR. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER REPORTED INCIDENT. WICHITA CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REPORT LOCATING THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKER SB7 AND DEFERRING THE LEFT LOWER SIDEWALL LIGHTS PER MEL 33-02 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO LAS WHERE MAINTENANCE REPORT THE REMOV

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