Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 19, 2003
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49269
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

EN ROUTE MIA-CLT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THE CABIN WAS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. CREW CHECKED BOTH LAVATORIES AND THOUGHT SMOKE WS COMING FROM UPPER SIDEWALL VENTS. SHUT OFF BOTH PACKS AND RECIRCULATION FAN. SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. RETURNED AND LANDED MAI IMMEDIATELY. NR 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT COULD NOT SEE PAST ROW 14 FROM AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. PASSENGERS SAID IT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL. SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM AROUND ROW 29B. REPLACED LIGHT BALLAST. GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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