Service difficulty report · Ballast · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 31, 2008
Submitted
July 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
261
Part
Ballast
Part number
BV00330012150
Part serial
DC0604
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Lights
Part time
29,199 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WHEN OVERHEAD LIGHT SELECTED ON, AT ROWS 9 THRU 11. INSPECTED AND FOUND ODOR COMES FROM ROW 9/10 AC OVERHEAD BULBS. REMOVED BOTH BULBS FROM OVERHEAD LIGHT SOCKETS 9/10 AC. PULLED C/B S2 ON RT C/B PANEL IAW SP 33.1 MEL 31MAY 08 15:47 PHL C15211 33-2 CABIN INTERIOR NORMAL LIGHTING SYSTEM JUN 08 03:42 ROA FOUND SOCKET AFT AT ROW9 AC BURNT AND SMOKED. REPLACED SOCKET AND BALLAST IAW 33-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL. (S)