Service difficulty report · Ballast · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 22, 2014
Submitted
March 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7724
Aircraft time
26,261 hours, 25,526 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON A REPO FLIGHT, NO SMOKE OR FLAMES WERE SEEN, NO ODOR WAS DETECTED. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT ATTENDANT AVAILABLE TO GO CHECK THE LAVATORY, SO AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ON APPROACH AT 5000' RECEIVED SMOKE TOILET MASTER CAUTION, IAW QRH DECLARED EMERGENCY. MSG EXTINGUISHED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE INSPECTION, FOUND BALLAST B129 ABOVE ROW 11 BURNED OUT. R &R CEILING LIGHT BALLAST IAW AMM 33-20. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.