Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 28, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft time
32,005 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Cabin Smoke
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE, ANNOUNCEMENT TO DIM CABIN LIGHTS, ROWS 10 TO 11 STARTED TO PUSH CALL BUTTONS TO INDICATE SMOKE IN THAT AREA. CREW COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF SMOKE. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY EVACUATION. MAINT INSPECTED FOLLOWING; CABIN LIGHTING, CEILING PANEL IN FWD AREA WAS LOWERED IN ORDER TO INSPECT CB AND TRANSFORMERS, AISLE CEILING LIGHT (IN FWD AREA) SOCKET AND BALLAST, UPPER SIDEWALL LAMP SOCKETS ROWS 1 TO 12 LT AND RT WERE INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF ARCING. REPLACED 2 BALLASTS AT SEAT ROWS 16L, 18R (AS THEY WERE FOUND INOP, NO SIGNS OF ARCING OR BURNING). INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENTS. RECIRCULATION FAN. APU OIL QUANTITY. APU ENGINE RUN C/OUT. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.

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