Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 6, 2020
Submitted
April 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30087
Aircraft time
57,411 hours, 23,892 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
404170
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED - SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN PASSING 12000 FEET; IT WAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL / BURNED POPCORN SMELL. ODOR PREVALENT IN ROWS 10-14 WITH A SLIGHT HAZE PRESENT. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 05-96-70 TO TROUBLESHOOT ODOR. FOUND FAULTY BALLAST FOR CEILING LIGHT AT ROW 18. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY PER AMM 33-22-00, NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED.