Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA170MOD
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
80,196 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM JFK TO TOL, AN ODOR WAS SENSED IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE GLAIR SHIELD LIGHTING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CREW TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, WHICH REVEALED A DEFECTIVE LIGHT BALLAST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BALLAST AND PER A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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