Service difficulty report · Ballast · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
April 11, 2010
Submitted
April 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
536
Aircraft time
20,173 hours, 23,604 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Ballast
Part number
3716
Part serial
4408
Condition
Hot
Location
Galley Light
Stage of operation
CR
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

AML PAGE NR 1 F/A REPORTS HOT PLASTIC SMELL IN JUMPSEAT AREA, THE LONGER THE FLIGHT CONTINUED THE STRONGER THE ODOR BECAME, ALTHOUGH NO SMOKE WAS EVER PRESENT. UPON FURTHER INSP, FOUND ENTRANCE LIGHT BALLAST AML ITEM NR 1 AND GALLEY LIGHT BALLAST AML ITEM NR 3 CAUSING BURNING SMELL. R & R ENTRY WAY LIGHT BALLAST AND GALLEY LIGHT BALLAST IAW ATR 72 JIC 33-21-21. OPS GOOD.

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