What was found
BURNING ODOR REPORTED IN CABIN. MX INSPECTED CABIN AND FOUND SIDEWALL LIGHT BALLAST AT 14A TO BE THE CAUSE. MX R & R BALLAST, OPS CHECKED SUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER BURNING ODORS. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2013
- Submitted
- January 9, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N21144
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145741
- Aircraft time
- 27,118 hours, 15,161 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- BR90004
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cabin Light
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.