# SDR AALA20150805001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 4, 2015
- Submitted: August 5, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N9624T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9624T), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-83
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-83](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 53594
- Aircraft time: 49,654 hours, 23,826 cycles
- System (JASC): [3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3320)
- Part: Ballast
- Condition: Burned
- Location: Lavatory
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150805001

## Discrepancy

EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELEC FUMES SMELL, GENERATING FROM THE LT AFT LAVATORY AREA.  FOUND LAVATORY BALLAST BURNED UP.  R & R AFT LAVATORY LIGHT BALLAST IAW 33-26-13.

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