What was found
THE LIGHT BALLAST OVER THE LAVATORY TOILET WAS FOUND TO BE SMOKING. MAINTENANCE DEACTIVATED THE BALLAST AND DEFERRED IT. MAINTENANCE LATER DETERMINED THE FAULT TO BE DUE TO A FAULTY HARNESS. THE BALLAST REMAINS ON DEFERRAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2015
- Submitted
- July 21, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N294SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145497
- Aircraft time
- 29,872 hours, 28,252 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lav Light
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.