What was found
DURING FLIGHT FROM PANAMA TO MIAMI ON CRUISE; SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT FOR A FEW SECONDS, COMING FROM THE F/O''S LOWER RT QUADRANT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST TRANSFORMER IAW 33-10-0.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2000
- Submitted
- November 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505FB
- Make and model
- Doug DC8*
- Aircraft serial
- 45410
- Aircraft time
- 63,385 hours, 39,297 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- BA170
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.