Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 4, 2011
Submitted
July 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178DZ
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30596
Aircraft time
42,200 hours, 11,087 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Odor
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN AFT GALLEY WAS COMING FROM THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTS. PILOT CHECKED GALLEY AND APPEARS TO BE FLUORESCENT LIGHT BALLAST. SECURED FLUORESCENT LIGHT AND SMELL CEASED. GALLEY BULBS WERE RE-LAMPED. SYSTEM OPERATION IS NORMAL.