Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
June 5, 2011
Submitted
June 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29712
Aircraft time
40,113 hours, 9,139 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM BEHIND LAVATORY 217 MIRROR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COMPARTMENT BEHIND LAVATORY MIRROR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LIGHT BALLAST TO BE HOT. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED THE BALLAST AND SMELL DISAPPEARED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BALLAST. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL.