Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 16, 2019
Submitted
September 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77296
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34002
Aircraft time
45,052 hours, 16,017 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
100140001
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 10 PAX ROW 38 SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. IT CAME AND WENT. PERFORMED SMOKE/ODER IN THE CABIN CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PERFORMED. AMM REF 05-51-26-800-801 C1. I CHECKED IFE BOXES UNDERSEATS ROWS 38,A THROUGH ROW 29 A. NO SMOKING LIGHTS, SEAT BELT. PASSENGER PSU PANELS. LAVS E,D. NO FAULTS. FOUND THE AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHTS BALLAST CAN SMELL FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING BALLAST. VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I SPOKE WITH TOMC LINE CONTROLLER IDENTIFING THE BALLAST. ITS NON STOCK HERE AT LAS, HE ORDERED THE BALLAST P/N K 100-140-001 REV L. REPLACED M1843 AFT GALLEY CEILING LIGHT BALLAST. REF#AMM 33-22-00-201. INSPECTED AREA AND FOUND NO ODORS OR BURNING SMELLS. LIGHTS GRD CKS NORMAL. OK FOR SVC.