Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
November 6, 2010
Submitted
November 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145112
Aircraft time
26,930 hours, 25,500 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 7982 - SBN- DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN FLIGHT AT ROWS 12 AND 13. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CABIN LIGHT FIXTURES AND DETERMINED THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL LIMITED TO A LIGHT BALLAST FIXTURE AT SEAT 13A. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS DEACTIVATED AND DEFERRED PER THE EMB145 MEL.

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