What was found
COCKPIT FILLED WITH ELECTRICAL FUMES IN FLIGHT. CONSISTENT DISPERSION INCREASE AND DECREASE WITH THRUST LEVERS, EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED. FOUND GALLEY LIGHT BALLAST OVERHEATED. R & R LIGHT BALLAST IAW AMM 33-26-05.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2012
- Submitted
- June 8, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840AS
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7290
- Aircraft time
- 30,886 hours, 27,810 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Galley Light
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.