Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
February 21, 2017
Submitted
March 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55052
Aircraft time
32,022 hours, 21,384 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Failed
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN OVERHEAD AND SIDEWALL LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON DURING DESCENT, THE F/A OBSERVED FLICKERING AND A HOT BALLAST ODOR FROM FWD CABIN AREA. TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND ODOR DISSIPATED. FOUND A DAMAGED LIGHT L2-6607 CONNECTOR, IT ALSO HAD AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. DISCONNECTED THE LIGHT CONNECTOR AND REMOVED THE LAMP IAW ER/A 555702-14, REV ORIG. REPLACED THE BALLAST IAW AMM 33-21. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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