Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 2, 2014
Submitted
April 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22822
Aircraft time
93,396 hours, 42,732 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO ACRID ODOR FROM AFT RIGHT SIDE GALLEY. NO SMOKE OR FUMES BUT A ODOR RESEMBLING PLASTIC BURNING. FOUND CHAR MARKS ON OVERHEAD CEILING PANELS AT ROWS 42 ABC AND 40 DEF CAUSED BY OVERHEAD LIGHT BALLASTS. R & R OVERHEAD LIGHT BALLASTS IAW AMM 33-21. OPS CHECKED GOOD.