Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 25, 2001
Submitted
January 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1808E
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46105
Aircraft time
67,089 hours, 26,103 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA170
Part serial
985
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, CO-PILOTS RADAR SCREEN HAD EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. TURNED OFF AND PULLED C/B. CHECKED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM WIRING IAW W/D 34-10-0, FOUND NORMAL. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW FDW M/M 34-41-0. NORMAL, NO TROUBLE FOUND. REF TO ITEM NR 1, FOUND EVIDENCE OF SMOKE AND BURN SMELL COMING OUT OF GLARESHIELD INST-WHITE BALLAST XFMR. REMOVED AND REPLACED INST-WHITE LT XFMR IAW M/M 33-12-0. TESTED NORMAL.

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