What was found
AUDIBLE WHIRRING NOISE WITH STRONG ODOR COMING FROM ABOVE LAVATORY B. UNABLE TO VERIFY THE REPORTED NOISE OR SOURCE OF THE ODOR. ODOR WENT AWAY AFTER REMOVED AND REPLACED BURNED MIRROR LIGHT BALLAST.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2017
- Submitted
- October 20, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N56859
- Make and model
- Boeing 757324
- Aircraft serial
- 32818
- Aircraft time
- 43,197 hours, 13,805 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- 13431
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Lavatory
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O, O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.