Service difficulty report · Transformer · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Part
Transformer
Part number
BA170
Condition
Burned
Location
Rt Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

FIRST OFFICERS FLUORESCENT BULBS WENT BRIGHT, THEN OUT. HEAVY SMOKE EMITTED FROM RT SIDE PANEL. TURNED OFF LIGHTS THEN SMOKE DISIPATED. REPLACED TRANSFORMER BALLAST PER MM 33-10-0, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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