Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 15, 2009
Submitted
July 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14977
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145175
Aircraft time
23,489 hours, 17,368 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BR900022
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT INSP, CREW REPORTED THAT APPROX 5 MINUTES AFTER CONNECTING GROUND POWER, SMOKE WAS WITNESSED COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE GALLEY. MX PLACED GALLEY LIGHTING ON NEF -GL-01, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. LATER THAT DAY AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHTING BALLASTS ABOVE THE GALLEY CEILING, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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