What was found
WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM OVERHEAD BIN, FROM A RECESSED PANEL IN OVERHEAD BIN. POWER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. PERFORMED OPS 5088. FOUND OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHT BALLAST OVERHEATED. REPLACED BALLAST. ELECTRICAL PIGTAIL BAD. REPLACED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2002
- Submitted
- June 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49811
- Aircraft time
- 35,115 hours, 28,007 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- D77311001
- Part serial
- 5627
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.