Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 11, 2006
Submitted
February 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
43173
Aircraft time
40,913 hours, 31,656 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DIV TO BNA, F/A REPORTS BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN MID CABIN. FOUND BALLAST AT SEAT 25ABC BURNT. REPLACED SAME.

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