Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 24, 2018
Submitted
July 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41731
Aircraft time
22,466 hours, 7,280 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
1308
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED AN ODOR IN THE AFT GALLEY. THEY SAID THAT IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS NOT PRECISE, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN EMANATION FROM THE AIR VENT ABOVE THE RIGHT AFT JUMPSEAT BETWEEN POSITION "E" AND "F". THE OVEN WAS ALREADY POWERED OFF, HOWEVER THE COFFEE MAKERS AND LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AS WELL. THIS SEEMED TO LESSEN THE ODOR, HOWEVER IT NEVER DID COMPLETELY SUBSIDE. GROUNDED - YES. REF FIM 05-51 TASK 814 INSPECTED GALLEY MAIN CABIN AFT CARGO. RAN GALLEY APPLIANCES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO CABIN ODOR. RAN APU & RECIRC FANS NO ODOR NOTED. FOUND AFT RT GALLEY WORK LIGHT BURNED OUT. RELAMPED IAW AMM 33-26-02. OPS CHECKS GOOD. OLD LAMP BURNT SMELL.