What was found
AT GATE WHILE BOARDING, A PAX NOTICED SMOKE FROM ROW 22 LEFT OVERHEAD BIN. INSPECTED AREA AND FOUND SIDEWALL LIGHT BALLAST OVERHEATED. REPLACED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2005
- Submitted
- February 1, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 37,756 hours, 29,198 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Row 22 Left Bin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.