Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 2, 2005
Submitted
July 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7536A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49990
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned
Location
Sign
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

APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AIRBORNE, DEVELOPED SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN. SMOKE COULD BE SMELLED IN COCKPIT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SEAT 22 DEF FASTEN SEAT BELTS SIGNS FLICKER WHEN PAUSED FROM COCKPIT OR CABIN. FUMES AND SMOKE SEEMED TO BE FROM AREA OF SEAT 22DEF. FOUND CEILING LIGHT BALLAST BURNED AT MID CABIN AREA. REPLACED OVERHEAD LIGHT BALLAST AND COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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