Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
October 3, 2007
Submitted
October 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53385
Aircraft time
34,472 hours, 18,271 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT ATTENDANT REPORT STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE LIKE MATCH BEING LIT BETWEEN 19-25. NOR VISUAL IND OF SMOKE. IT DISSIPATED AFTER 5 MIN. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NO SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMS. OP VIDEO SYS, CKS NML O2 GENERATORS AND VDUS INSP. INSPECTED BATTERY PACKS FOR EMERG LIGHTS ALL OK. FOUND FAILED FLUORESCENT OVERHEAD LIGHT BALLAST. REMOVED BULB ROW 18-19, FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 33-20-01A. NEEDS BALLAST AND BULBS, REPLACED BALLAST AND LIGHT AT 18 AND 19. OPS NORMAL MCO AND PLAC REMOVED.

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