Service difficulty report · Converter · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
May 27, 2010
Submitted
May 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
548
Aircraft time
18,815 hours, 21,124 cycles
Part
Converter
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING ODOR SMELL STILL OBSERVED WHILE IN ROUTE IN THE CABIN. SMELL SEEMS STRONGER NEAR TOP OF CABIN. R & R INCORRECT BALLAST CONVERTER (INCORRECT APPLICABILITY) INSTALLED ON LOCATION FIN NR 389LG IAW JIC 33-21-21. OPS CK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AWAITING AML PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING BALLAST CONVERTER'S PN & SN INFO.

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