Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
January 21, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29711
Aircraft time
3,470 hours, 1,368 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
S283U00816
Part serial
142459
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FWD IFE COOLING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED STATUS MSG. COULD BE RELATED TO SMOKE IN OBSERVED NEAR MID LAV BY F/A. FWD IFE COOLING MSG CAUSED BY IFE BEING TURNED OFF. SMOKE AT MID LAV CAUSED BY A BAD MIRROR LIGHT BALLAST M4 IN R2 LAV DISCONNECTED LAV CAPPED CANNON PLUG. LOCKED OUT LAV AND FWD TO MCO PER MEL 38-30-01B. BALLAST P/N 335240080 NASI HNL.