Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 19, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49736
Aircraft time
63,115 hours, 32,507 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DFW - DURING TAXI, LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM BEGAN TO CHIME WITH STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN VICINITY OF LEFT AFT LAVATORY. NO BREAKERS TRIPPED AND ODOR DISAPPEARED. REPLACED 31 AB OVERHEAD BALLAST THAT WAS BAD. REPLACED AFT LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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