What was found
AFTER LANDING MIAMI, INSTRUMENT WHITE LIGHT BALLAST STARTED TO SMOKE. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. INSPECTION REVEALED DEFECTIVE BALLAST. REPLACED BALLAST AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426FB
- Make and model
- Doug DC8F54
- Aircraft serial
- 45667
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- BA170
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Inst Lights
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.