Service difficulty report · Ballast · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
30,643 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA080061
Condition
Failed
Location
Row 6
Component
Ballast
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND HANDLING IN CARGO COMPARTMENT RAMP PERSONNEL NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOUR, AFTER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT BALLAST AT ROW 6 AB WAS VERY HOT AND THE ODOUR SEEMED TO COME FROM THE BALLAST. BALLAST WAS REMOVED FOR SAFETY PRECAUTION.