Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 28, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145538
Aircraft time
29,639 hours, 26,369 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Engine time
29,390 hours, 18,676 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BR900030
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED STRONG BURNING ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK & FWD PAX CABIN WITH NO SMOKE PRESENT WHILE EN ROUTE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED. FOUND THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING ABOVE ROWS ONE & TWO WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE ROW ONE OVERHEAD LIGHT BALLAST WAS REPLACED, NO SMELL REMAINED & ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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