Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 12, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1604R
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30180
Aircraft time
19,933 hours, 3,258 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
191311
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AFT RT LAV HAS ACRID SMELL BUT NO VISABLE SMOKE OR HAZE. INSPECTED TRASH CAN, ALL OK. HOT WATER HEATER PWR SWITCH AND LAV LIGHTS TURNED OFF. REPLACED LIGHT BULBS. SUSPECT BAD BALLAST IN RT AFT LAV. WD TO MCO AND PLAC 38-30-01B. PULLED FUSE IN BALLAST ASSY. TURNED ON WATER HEATER-NO ACRID SMELL NOTED FROM AREA. REPLACED OVERHEAD FOUR LIGHT BALLST. INSPECTED WIRING IN OVERHEAD AREA, NO SMELL OR SIGNS OF ARCING/BURNING NOTED. LEFT LIGHTS AND WATER HEATER ON FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, ALL CKS OK. MCO AND PLAC RMVD. ETOPS CATEGORY 'F': ANY OTHER EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO ETOPS.