SDR MALA976471

Service difficulty report · Ballast · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
413
Part
Ballast
Condition
Failed
Location
Row 10b
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER PUSH BACK IN GATE WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF TWICE. PASSENGER REPORTED TO FA SEEING SOMETHING WHILE COMING OUT OF ROW 10B AIR GASPER. RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WIRING AND AFT FLIGHT RECORDER BAY AND OVERHEAD PSU 9CD, 10CD, AND 11CE, FOUND BALLAST OVER SEAT 10CD HAS BURNING SMELL, VERIFIED THE WINDOW LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BALLAST. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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