Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 11, 2011
Submitted
July 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49811
Aircraft time
58,283 hours, 43,667 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
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

SMOKE AND BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL ORIGINATING FROM OVERHEAD BIN AREA AROUND ROW 29 TO REAR OF CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD BALLAST ROW 27ABC FOR LOWER SIDEWALL LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. BALLASTS WERE REPLACED AT ROW 24ABC AND 27ABC. OPERATED CABIN LIGHTS WITH SEVERAL POWER CHANGES AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. NO FURTHER TROUBLE, SMOKE, OR SMELL.

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