SDR A6WA201441658

Service difficulty report · Ballast · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date: June 16, 2014
Submitted: June 17, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N414ZW
Make and model: Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial: 7586
Aircraft time: 29,757 hours, 28,372 cycles
System (JASC): 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
Part: Ballast
Condition: Defective
Location: Cabin
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
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

ACRID BURNING SMELL IN VICINITY OF ROW 10 & 11, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY SOURCE. ONLY OCCURRED ON GND DURING BOARDING. BOTH BALLAST ROW 10 RT SIDE DISCONNECTED. RAN APU WITH BOTH PACKS ON FOR 10 MINUTES & ALL CABIN LIGHTS ON, NO MORE BURNING SMELL. RT SIDE CTR AISLE & SIDEWALL LIGHT BALLASTS DISCONNECTED, ROW 10 & 11 FLUORESCENT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, PLACARDED & PLACED ON MEL. MC IAW LP 267086 3 ACRID SMELL FROM ROWS 10 & 11 ON GND, DETERMINED 1 OF THESE 2 BALLASTS BAD.