What was found
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF & JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT, NOTICED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL ON ACFT LT ROWS 32 - 36. FOUND BALLAST AT 43 JKL SIDE WALL BURNT OUT. R & R BALLAST & BULB. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, NO OTHER FAULT NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2015
- Submitted
- July 9, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N78002
- Make and model
- Boeing 777224
- Aircraft serial
- 27578
- Aircraft time
- 82,348 hours, 8,545 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3300 · Lighting System
- Part
- Ballast
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.