Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27962
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145110
Aircraft time
26,325 hours, 19,701 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BR900022
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 3054 - DTW - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMELL SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM 4TH SEAT ROW OVERHEAD, IT DID NOT CHANGE WITH PACK ON OR OFF. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERHEAD CEILING BALLAST NR 4 AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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