Service difficulty report · Socket · Boeing 757324

Difficulty date
July 14, 2019
Submitted
July 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57852
Make and model
Boeing 757324
Aircraft serial
32811
Aircraft time
55,481 hours, 18,110 cycles
Part
Socket
Part number
E70901001
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AROUND ROW 30 FOUND CEILING LIGHT ASSY ABOVE ROW 32-33 A,B,C STOW BIN WITH BURNT SOCKET. FOUND LEFT CEILING FLOURESCENT LIGHT AFT SOCKET ABOVE ROW 33 TO BE DEFECTIVE. REMOVED LIGHT BULB, DISCONNECTED FLOURESCENT LIGHT BALLAST, AND CAPPED AND STOWED POWER CONNECTOR. PLACED LEFT CEILING LIGHT AT ROWS 32 TO 33 ON MEL 3321B. LIGHT FIXTURE BALLAST TO BE DISCONNECTED, OK TO PLACE CEILING LIGHT ON MEL REF SSM 33-21-08 AND GMM 05-30-06. PLACED LEFT CEILING LIGHT AT ROWS 32 TO 33 ON MEL 3321B.