Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 6, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21311
Aircraft time
74,392 hours, 49,956 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
106075211
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

P/R SMOKE IN COCKPIT, FWD LAV SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF. SMOKE NOT ICED FROM BEHIND P-18 PNL. VERY ACRID SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, DID NOT NOTICE SMOKE FROM EYEBALL VENTS. SMELL VERY STRONG IN FWD LAV SMOKE, CLEARED AFTER APPROX 2 MIN. NO SMELL NOTED FROM AFT OF FIRST CLASS. EMERG EQUIP CALLED OUT. FOUND FWD ENTRY LIGHT BALLAST M217 BURNED. REPLACED BALLAST.