Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49882
Part
Ballast
Part number
03980
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Ligts
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, HAD ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHT AREA AT SEAT ROWS 28 TO 29AB. SHUT-OFF LIGHTS AND ODOR WAS LESS PRONOUNCED. REPLACED BALLAST B6-50 AT SEAT ROW 31AB. OPERATION NORMAL.

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