Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC8F54

Difficulty date
May 30, 2000
Submitted
October 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44UA
Make and model
Doug DC8F54
Aircraft serial
45800
Part
Ballast
Part number
5120201
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MGA EN ROUTE TO MIA CREW NOTICED STRANGE SMELL IN COCKPIT, SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT. RETURNED BACK TO MGA WITHOUT INCIDENT, FOUND NR 4 GENERATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR CRACKED AND OVERHEATED PRODUCING SMOKE AND ODOR. REPLACED BALLAST TRANSFORMER AT F/O PANEL AND FORWARD CABIN DOOR AS PRECAUTION. (M)

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