What was found
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN BY ROW 6. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A MALFUNCTIONING BALLAST. MAINTENANCE DISABLED THE BALLAST AND DEFERRED THE CEILING LIGHTS AT ROW 6A & 7A.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2011
- Submitted
- February 10, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N811HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145256
- Aircraft time
- 25,794 hours, 22,288 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.