Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29620
Aircraft time
16,673 hours, 8,299 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TWENTY MINUTES IN FLT F/A REPORTED ELEC FUMES IN THE AFT GALLEY. THE F/A CHECKED OVENS AND COFFEEMAKERS AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE FLT PERFORMED THE QRH PROCEDURES BY SECURING THE GALLEY PWR AND FAN C/B. MTC FOUND THE LIGHT BALLAST FOR THE AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD LIGHTS OVERHEATED. REPLACED LIGHT BALLAST.