Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 20, 2013
Submitted
October 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49723
Aircraft time
64,063 hours, 48,546 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, AN ACRID ODOR BEGAN ISSUING FROM AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS ON AND NORMAL PNEUMATIC CONFIGURATION. SELECTED A COLDER TEMP ON PACKS AND FUMES EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED. FOUND INOPERATIVE LIGHTING BALLAST AT ROW 33ABC. BALLAST HAD BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR. REPLACED BALLAST IAW AMM 33-20. RAN AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. NO ODOR DETECTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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