Service difficulty report · Ballast · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Aircraft time
22,501 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Ballast
Part number
BR9500105
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin Light
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CLIMBING THROUGH 12000, THE F/A REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AROUND ROW 17. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. MAINTENANCE ACTION DETERMINED THAT THE SIDEWALL LIGHTING BALLAST AT ROW 18 TO BE AT FAULT. THE BALLAST WAS THEN REMOVED, THE CONNECTORS WERE STOWED AND AND THE APPLICABLE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. THE ACFT THEN OPERATED IAW MEL 33-21-0. THE BALLAST WAS REPLACED LATER THAT DAY.