- Difficulty date
- May 17, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B417
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Smoking
- Location
- Rt Glareshield
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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
FO'S GLARESHIELD SMOKING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED TO BE EMINATING FROM FO'S GLARESHIELD FLOURESCENT LAMP INBOARD BALLAST. VERIFIED SWITCH AND CB REMOVED POWER FROM CIRCUIT. PULLED AND COLLARED CB L21 FO'S CB PANEL. DEFERRED FO'S GLARESHIELD FLOURSCENT LIGHT IAW MEL 33-10-1 (C).