Service difficulty report · Ballast · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
April 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
242
Part
Ballast
Part number
3716
Part serial
4256
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MHH - FLT 5017 - ON APPROACH INTO MHH CREW DETECTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL SMELL. AFTER DEBOARDING AT THE GATE CREW NOTED THAT THE OVERHEAD LIGHT IN THE FORWARD CARGO WAS HOT AND THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE LIGHT. LIGHT WAS PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BALLAST UNIT FOR THE FORWARD CARGO LIGHT IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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