Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 22, 2015
Submitted
December 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
96,322 hours, 15,035 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Light
Condition
Arced
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH LIGHT BURNING ODOR NOTED. SMOKE ALARM IN LAVATORY 2R WENT OFF, NO APPARENT FIRE. CAPTAIN STATES MID RT LAVATORY IS WHERE SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. INSPECTED LAVATORY WATER HEATER, LAVATORY ASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY ELEC COMPONENTS FOR ANY SIGN OF DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. AREA ABOVE LAVATORY CHECKED, ALL OK. FOUND 1 LIGHT TUBE WITH END CAP DE-ATTACHED, VISUAL EVIDENCE OF ARCING & ELEC SMELL IN END CAP, BOTH TUBES REPLACED IAW AMM 33-26-00. ALL OPERATIONS OK.