Service difficulty report · Ballast · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 16, 2002
Submitted
May 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
258
Aircraft time
28,559 hours, 30,629 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CRW FLIGHT 3625, CREW REPORTED HOT ELECTRICAL SMELL WITH OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHTS ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DIM LIGHT BULB OVER SEATS 2AC. FLIGHT 3912, CREW REPORTED BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND VERIFIED SMELL TO BE COMING FROM OVERHEAD LIGHTS, CIRCUIT BREAKER S-2 PULLED AND NOTED OVERHEAD LIGHTS WERE PREVIOUSLY UNDER MEL DURING NEXT MAINTENANCE RON ON 17 MAY 2002, OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHTS WERE INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LAMP CARRIER ABOVE SEAT AT ROW 1AC WAS BURNT. LAMP CARRIER WAS REPLACED, AND LAMP INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.