What was found
SEA - STRONG ODER IN FLIGHT COMPARTMENT. FOUND TO BE BURNED LIGHTING BALLAST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 2000
- Submitted
- January 3, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11240
- Aircraft time
- 29,263 hours, 35,587 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Component
- Flood Light Bal · Grimes
- Component part number
- 561408BVL2
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.