What was found
FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR IN REAR CABIN. FOUND 2 CEILING LIGHTS IN AREA OF SMELL INOP RT SIDE. SUSPECT BALLAST UNIT CAUSING SMELL. PULLED C/B ON RT SIDE CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHTS. NO FURTHER SMELL NOTED. REPLACED BALLAST.
- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2000
- Submitted
- July 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N943DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49816
- Aircraft time
- 31,190 hours, 25,156 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.