Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
August 6, 2026
Submitted
August 12, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650TB
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14501204
Aircraft time
4,511 hours, 2,172 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRONG ELECTRICLAL BURNGING ODOR EMINATING IN AFT LAV AREA. SOURCE UNKNOWN. REMOVED AFT LAV VANITY MIRROR DIFFUSER/SURROUND AND SIDE WALL PANEL. FOUND THE VANITY MIRROR LEFT SIDE AND BOTTOM FLUORESCENT TUBE INOPERATIVE. IAW WM 33-28-50-001 BOTH LAMPS POWERED BY PS0690-262 (P/N 189-720). DETERMINED THAT THIS BALLAST IS SOURCE OF ODOR AND CONFIRMED WITH PILOTS. PULLED AND COLLARED CB -LAV VANITY LIGHTS- IN GALLEY ENTERTAINMENT CABINET CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. PILOTS CONFIRMED THAT ODOR WAS NO LONGER PRESENT AFTER 1 HR. REINSTALLED LAV SIDE WALL PANEL & VANITY MIRROR DIFFUSER IAW AMM 33-28-02-04. ITEM DEFERRED BY OPERATOR (MEL/NEF 25-60-02 - L/H LAV VANITY LIGHT INOPERATIVE).

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