Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 5, 2011
Submitted
June 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
54,114 hours, 39,996 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Defective
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

DIVERTED TO CVG DUE TO ELECTRICAL/SMOLDERING ODOR IN CABIN FROM ROW 16 AFT, NO VISUAL SMOKE REPORTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CABIN AND GALLEYS. FOUND LIGHT BALLAST ABOVE 16 ABC, TO BE BAD AND REPLACED IT. ACCOMPLISHED DUCT BURNOUT PER OPN 5089. NO CONTAMINATION OF APU INLET AREA NOTED.

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