What was found
CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRIC SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN AND COCKPIT JUST BEFORE BOARDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BURNED LIGHT CONNECTOR OVER SEAT 28ABC AND REPLACED THE BULB, BULB HOLDER AND BALLAST ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2015
- Submitted
- September 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N942DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49815
- Aircraft time
- 68,120 hours, 50,933 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Cabin Lights
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.