What was found
FWD F/A'S REPORT SMELLING AN ACRID, BURNING ELEC SMELL WHILE SEATED AT STATION VARIOUS PHASES OF FLIGHT. FOUND INOP BALLAST IN FWD LAV, REPLACED LIGHT BALLAST, OPS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2002
- Submitted
- August 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N642AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 584
- Aircraft time
- 24,930 hours, 9,967 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Defective
- 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.