What was found
WHILE AT GATE WAITING FOR MTC ON A/C BLACK/GRAY SMOKE POURED OUT OF P18-1 PANEL. FLT CREW SHUT DOWN A/C POWER. FOUND BALLAST FOR FWD LAV MIRROR TO BE SOURCE OF SMOKE. REPLACED BALLAST.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2001
- Submitted
- September 21, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N328DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23100
- Aircraft time
- 48,615 hours, 38,388 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- 61482
- Part serial
- 19976
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lavatory
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.