Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 18, 2008
Submitted
January 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N666UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29238
Aircraft time
33,290 hours, 4,539 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Ballast
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SUSPECT BALLAST OVERHEATING IN MID GALLEY. TURNED OFF LIGHTS, STRONG ACRID ODOR PRESENT. REMOVED MID GALLEY CEILING PANEL AND NOTICED ODOR WAS EMANATING FROM SPEAKER DRIVE MODULE. REMOVED CONNECTOR AND ODOR DISSIPATED. REPLACED SPEAKER DRIVE MODULE. NO FURTHER REPORT OF ACRID ODOR.