Service difficulty report · Socket · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 15, 2016
Submitted
February 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26948
Aircraft time
83,509 hours, 11,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Socket
Condition
Burned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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 SMELL IN CABIN CONSISTENTLY AT LAVATORY AT 2L, NOTICED AT LAVATORY 3L & AROUND ROWS 25 - 27. ACCOMPLISHED AMM 05-51-50, TO STEP C T. FOUND A BURNED SOCKET ON THE MIRROR LIGHT FIXTURE AT DOOR 2L, ISOLATED LIGHT BALLAST FROM THE SOCKET. ALSO USED FIM 21-00-TASK 808. NO FURTHER SOURCES FOUND.