Service difficulty report · Ballast · Airbus A310300

Difficulty date
March 14, 2002
Submitted
April 8, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310300
Aircraft time
35,988 hours
Part
Ballast
Part number
308135
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ON PUSH BACK THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL , NO SMOKE , IN THE FORWARD CABIN LT SIDE . THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR INVESTIGATION . THE FORWARD CABIN CEILING AREA WAS INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF A BURNED WIRE OR DISCOLORED EQUIPMENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT FORWARD CEILING LIGHT BALLASTS SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED. THE BALLAST WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED WHILE CEILING OPEN , NO MORE ODORS OR ANY SIGNS OF BURNING. THE BALLASTS WERE RETURNED TO YMX FOR INVESTIGATION.

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