Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
September 27, 2023
Submitted
October 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713SK
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10174
Aircraft time
48,397 hours, 31,765 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Smoke
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TO
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.

What was found

FORWARD FA REPORTED THIN SMOKE ON THE GALLEY FLOOR DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AFT FA ALSO REPORTED VERY THIN SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN DURING THE SAME TIME. THE FORWARD FA SUSPECTED IT ORIGINATED FROM THE GALLEY LIGHTS AND TURNED THEM OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. THE SMOKE DID NOT RETURN ONCE THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF. (FLIGHT 3187 FILED CLOSED)OCT 11, 2023 STATION: SAF--INTERROGATED THE AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY HISTORY FOR THE CABIN SMOKE EVENT PER FIM 21-21-00, PERFORMED A DVI OF GALLEY LIGHT PANEL, FOUND LIGHTS TO HAVE POOR LUMINESCENCE, INSPECTED THE WIRING AND THE POWER/DIMMER UNITS. FOUND NO VISUAL DAMAGE TO WIRING, CHANGED BOTH POWER/DIMMER UNITS AND ALL 6 LIGHT BULBS AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RECEPTACLES FOR THE PANEL. REFERENCE APPLICABLE STEPS OF AMM 33-26-03/33-26-01. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION OF CEILING AND SIDE WALL LIGHT BALLASTS, PS54 (7AB) HAD BURN MARKS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING BALLASTS TO BE HOTTER THAN NORMAL, REMOVED AND REPLACED PS44, PS48, PS68, PS72, PS74. REFERENCE APPLICABLE STEPS OF AMM 33-21-03/33-21-09. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.