Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 20, 2025
Submitted
May 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30090
Aircraft time
68,606 hours, 29,225 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY. ACCOMPLISHED SOF WORK CARD 08L00021001 AND FOUND FLUORESCENT LIGHT BALLAST FOR AFT GALLEY CEILING LIGHTS FAULTY REPLACED BALLAST. PER MM 33-26-02. SMELL DID NOT COME BACK.