What was found
ROW 4 CEILING LIGHT BALLAST OVERHEATED, CAUSED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN FORWARD CABIN AND COCKPIT. DIVERTED AND LANDED AT ALBUQUERQUE. MTC ASI MECHANIC FOUND ROW 4 CEILING LIGHT BALLAST CAUSE OF PROBLEM. DEACTIVATED AND DEFERRED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2000
- Submitted
- November 28, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48071
- Aircraft time
- 33,871 hours, 38,075 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- D77311001
- Part serial
- 42690
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Row 4 Ceiling
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.