Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
April 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29951
Aircraft time
29,561 hours, 5,269 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
81841
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OVERHEAD LIGHT BALLAST IN FLT ATTENDANT CREW REST AREA MADE BURNING ODOR WHEN TURNED ON. MIDDLE COMPARTMENT AFT ON CAPT SIDE. FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS NO SMOKE OR FIRE. RAN LIGHT ON GRD AND NO TROUBLE FOUND. DISCONNECT AND STOW BALLAST CONNECTOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. AFT ZONE MIDDLE BUNK CAPT SIDE FLUORESCENT LIGHT FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 33-21-01. REPLACED BALLAST M33132, LIGHT OPS NORM MFG P/N 8184-1. REMOVED MCO AND PLACARD.