Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22436
Part
Ballast
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Component
9781
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFT CABIN AISLE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING (OVERHEAD) WAS SMOKING AND HAD ELECTRICAL SMELL WITH SPARKING. UPON INSPECTION CEILING RAFTER C/B WAS POPPED. REPLACED LIGHT BALLAST.