Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 3, 2011
Submitted
March 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53341
Aircraft time
49,581 hours, 36,363 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE OVERHEAD LIGHT AT ROW 31D WAS EMITTING SMOKE FROM BALLAST. F/A THEN TURNED OFF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND LIGHT SOCKET MELTED AT 32DE. BULB WAS REMOVED AND FORWARDED TO MCO/PLACARD 33-00-02.

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