What was found
CREW REPORTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR LIKE A SOLDERING IRON OR HAIR CURLER, ABOVE SEAT 1A. DETERMINED THE ODOR TO BE COMING FROM THE SEAT 1A BALLAST. R & R CEILING LIGHT ASSY AT SEAT 1A WITH OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2013
- Submitted
- September 27, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12552
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145583
- Aircraft time
- 27,161 hours, 20,937 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cabin Lights
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.