Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
November 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
28,807 hours, 3,789 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Light Ballast
Component
Ballast
Component part number
03344107
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

CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM REAR GALLEY AREA. RECIRC FANS AND GALLEY POWER TURNED OFF AND ODOR DISSIPATED. GALLEY AREA CHECKED AND NO OBVIOUS FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED FOR ODOR IN GALLEY CEILING AREA, UNDER FLOOR AND CHECKED WIRING IN AREA AND NO FAULTS FOUND. CHECK GALLEY COMPONENTS AND ALL WERE OK. FOUND CEILING LIGHT BALLAST HAD BURNED WIRE TO PIN AT CONNECTOR. REPLACED BALLAST AND LAMPS ON BOTH FWD OVERHEAD LIGHT ASSYS.