Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 23, 2015
Submitted
October 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
83,139 hours, 14,470 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL ODOR REPORTED IN CABIN, LAST 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. AFT CABIN RT SIDE NEAR ROW 25 - 28. CABIN CREW REPORT NO VISIBLE SMOKE, JUST ELEC ODOR. WHOLE AREA SURROUNDING ROWS 25 - 28 RT SIDE INSPECTED. FOUND ONE CEILING LT BALLAST UNIT WITH INTERNAL PARTS BURNT. FOLLOWED AMM 05-51-50 REV 7 4 WITHOUT ANY FURTHER FINDINGS. BALLAST UNIT REMOVED FROM ACFT.