Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 26, 2011
Submitted
December 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48743
Aircraft time
50,357 hours, 9,021 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Ballast
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN A ZONE. PULLED CEILING LIGHTS OUTBOARD CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. FWD CABIN LIGHT INOP. ITEM PUT IN DMI LOG DMI M33DE2011-214 MEL 33-10-01-01 CAT "C", DUE ON -01-12 C ON BALLAST DISC AND C/B PULLED ON CEILING LIGHT POWER OTBD.

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