What was found
DURING TAXI, CREW REPORTED A BURNING ODOR AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN COMING FROM THE CABIN LIGHTING BALLAST AT ROW 1. RETURNED TO GATE, REPLACED BALLAST. NO FURTHER DEFECTS HAVE BEEN NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145305
- Aircraft time
- 28,925 hours, 27,422 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A1P
- Engine time
- 19,238 hours, 18,088 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- BR90004
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Cabin Lights
- 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.