Service difficulty report · Ballast · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B326
Part
Ballast
Part number
BA006281
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE NR 2 GENERATOR WAS SWITCHED ON. CREW REPORTED A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER AND CARGO COMPARTMENTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ODOR TO BE COMING FROM OVERHEAD LIGHT AND WINDOW LIGHT BALLASTS AT SEATS 3, 4 AND 5A, REPLACED BOTH BALLASTS.

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