Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
January 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49351
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 1283 - EN ROUTE DFW-SNA, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND ODOR IN CABIN. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED OVERHEAD BALLAST ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 22D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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