SDR WX0A070538

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 7, 2010
Submitted
March 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N887GA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49932
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL FROM ROW 24 THROUGH THE AFT GALLEY. SMELL STRONGEST AT ROW 24 AND AFT GALLEY. OVERHEAD PANELS FROM ROW 22-27 FELT VERY HOT, WHILE SURROUNDING AREAS WERE ICE COLD. MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL GAINED ACCESS TO ALL BALLAST FROM ROW 18 BACK, INSPECTED ALL BALLAST AND WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH BALLAST OR WIRING, REF AMM 33-21-03. RAN BOTH PACKS TO VERIFY OPERATION AND POSSIBLE SOURCE OF SMELL, NO DEFECTS NOTED, BOTH PACKS OPS CHECK GOOD. NO SMELLS NOTED REF AMM 21-00-00. LOADED UP BOTH ENGINE GENERATORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH MAIN POWER SYSTEMS, REF AMM 24-20-00. INSPECTED A/C AND FOUND NO DEFECTS OR POSSIBLE SOURCES OF ELECTRICAL SMELL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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