What was found
BURNING RUBBER ODOR MID CABIN ON DESCENT. ODOR DISSIPATED WHEN OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHTS SECURED. SMELL ALSO DESCRIBED AS ELECTRICAL. STRONGEST BETWEEN ROWS 23 TO 25. REPLACED OVERHEATED LIGHT BALLAST.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2000
- Submitted
- May 30, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N626DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 22916
- Aircraft time
- 44,882 hours, 23,249 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part serial
- 059341
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.