Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 17, 2016
Submitted
April 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49598
Aircraft time
78,539 hours, 41,962 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. ACRID SMELL REPORT IN AFT CABIN ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE COMING OUT OF LIGHTING FIXTURE. EXACT FIXTURE NOT KNOWN. R & R THE UPPER SIDEWALL BALLAST AT ROW 10 IAW AMM 33-21-03 & ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.

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