Service difficulty report · Ballast · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 30, 2007
Submitted
October 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
389
Aircraft time
30,382 hours, 33,128 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA080061
Part serial
30341
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Part time
30,382 hours, 33,128 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AND THE LIGHTS WERE DEACTIVATED. A HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND REMOVED BULB FROM THE SIDE WALL LIGHT AT ROW 7AC. THE BALLAST AND BULB HOLDER WERE REPLACED.