SDR 98ZZZM938

Service difficulty report · Ballasts · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B332
Part
Ballasts
Part number
6510732
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

DFW - FLT 5108 - FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR DETECTED MOMENTARILY IN CABIN AREA, POSSIBLY ADJACENT TO ROWS 4 AND 5. ODOR WAS DETECTED BY F/A AND A COCKPIT QUALIFIED PASSENGER TRAVELING IN THE CABIN. THIS IS A REPEAT WRITE-UP FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT. INSPECTED LIGHT SOCKETS AND BALLASTS. FOUND TWO BAD, ONE FOR WINDOW AND ONE FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT MID CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLASTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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