Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 20, 2008
Submitted
January 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
46,088 hours, 34,857 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cabin Lights
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.

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE MID CABIN. OVERHEAD LIGHT AT 20ABC FLICKERED THEN WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY ODOR. DISCOVERED BALLAST AT 20ABC HOT. PULLED AND COLLARED C/B FOR LT O/H LIGHTS. C/W OPN 5088. FWD LIGHT TO MCO/PLAC PER MEL 33-00-02. REPLACED BALLAST CKS, OK MCO/PLAC REMOVED.

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