Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 22, 2014
Submitted
October 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145800
Aircraft time
23,985 hours, 20,804 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
26,835 hours, 22,664 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BR900022
Condition
Defective
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

ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN IN FLIGHT. THE LIGHTING BALLAST AT SEAT 1A WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING THE ODOR & WAS DEFERRED. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED ON 10/26/2014 WHEN MX REPLACED THE LIGHTING BALLAST. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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