Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA170
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
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

EN ROUTE, A BURNING ODOR WAS SENSED IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE GLARESHIELD FLUORESCENT LIGHTING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE GLARESHIELD LIGHT BALLAST DEFECTIVE. THE GLARESHIELD LIGHTING WAS PLACED ON DEFERRAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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