Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 4, 2013
Submitted
September 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145268
Aircraft time
32,452 hours, 26,577 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
24,248 hours, 20,135 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
TX
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 AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM CABIN LIGHT BALLAST NEAR ROWS 7 AND 8. MX PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND OPS CHECKS OF THE CABIN LIGHTING SYS AND NO SIGNS OF ELECTRIAL BURNING WERE NOTED AND NO ODORS PRESENT. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN NOTED.

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