Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Part
Ballast
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO LAX, THE FLIGHT CREW SENSED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW EXTINGISHED THE OVERHEAD FLUORESCENT LIGHTING SYSTM AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAX FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LIGHTING SYSTEM CIRCUITRY AND BALLAST ASSEMBLY WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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