# SDR 7EMA915102510

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 25, 2010
- Submitted: October 26, 2010
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N915EM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915EM), registered now
- Make and model: Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial: 2439
- Aircraft time: 4,257 hours, 7,680 cycles
- System (JASC): [3110 · Instrument Panel](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3110)
- Part: Dimmer
- Part number: 704A46814049
- Part serial: 1077
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Instrument Light
- Part time: 4,257 hours
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7EMA915102510

## Discrepancy

HOT ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTICED IN CABIN AFTER DEPARTURE. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILURE OF A LIGHT DIMMING/GRADUATING MODULE.  COMPONENT WAS REPLACED IAW APPROVED DATA.  ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THIS MODULE WAS ORIGINAL TO THE ACFT AT MFG.

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