Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 17, 2025
Submitted
April 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77518
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31605
Aircraft time
51,671 hours, 18,661 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

BURNT ODOR COMING FROM FWD OVERHEAD GASPER. ELECTRICAL SMELL. FOUND FWD GALLEY WORK LIGHT BALLAST BURNT. GALLEY OVERHEAD LIGHT HAS BURNT SOCKET. NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NO BARE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS EXPOSED. REMOVED LAMP. INSTALLED PLACARD. PULLED AND CAPPED GALLEY LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER E10 ON P92. AFT GALLEY LIGHTS OK. UPDATE FOR SMELL/ODOR FORM TOMC APPROVED OK TO CARRY LENS HAS STRIPPED SCREW, NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE. UPDATING LABOR HOURS. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AND BALLAST. OP CHECK GOOD.