Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2012
Submitted
August 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145391
Aircraft time
26,675 hours, 22,424 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
25,903 hours, 21,284 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BR90002
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL ABOVE ROW 12A. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CEILING LIGHT BALLAST AT 12A TO BE BURNT. THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED ON 8/29/2012 BY REPLACING THE CEILING LIGHTING BALLAST AT ROW 12A. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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