Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 2, 2015
Submitted
March 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N863GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49911
Aircraft time
52,590 hours, 34,899 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

JUST AFTER BOTH ENGS WERE STARTED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS & PAX'S COMPLAINED OF SMOKE SMELL FROM ROW 15 ALL THE WAY TO AFT OF THE AIRPLANE. ONE PAX SAID THEY SAW SMOKE AT 16AC. APU WAS STILL RUNNING. NO SMOKE WARNINGS IN COCKPIT OR CABIN. FOUND BALLAST AT 16AC HAS EVIDENCE OF BURNT SMELL & LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R 16AC BALLAST. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-21-03. INSPECTED CABIN & NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF BURNING SMELL FOUND IAW TASK CARD F0592102.

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