SDR CKSA96015

Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
April 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3931A
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA170
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
58,215 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

KOSC - FLT 72016 - SMOKE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN ESCAPING FROM F/O PNEUMATIC RAIN REMOVAL LEVER. INSPECTED AND FOUND ORIGIN OF SMOKE COMING FROM LIGHT BALLAST AT F/O RT CONSOLE. FOUND BALLAST AT FAULT, DISCONNECT BALLAST AND TRANSFERRED TO DMI NR 22 IAW AIA MEL 33-1 CAT. 'C' SWITCH PLACARDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST TRANSFORMER. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DC8 MM 33-12-0. DMI CLEARED. PLACARDS REMOVED. (X)

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