Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 7, 2007
Submitted
February 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23720
Aircraft time
75,260 hours, 9,643 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Burned
Location
Lavatory
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

DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LIGHTS IN LAV BY DOOR 2L INOP AND STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO ANC, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND CHARRING IN ELECTRIC SOCKET. BALLAST WIRING WAS DISCONNECTED AND SECURED. LAV WAS MEL’D PER 38-30-1A, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. BALLAST 63-3300-3-0185 IS ON ORDER AND ASSIGNED TO BE INSTALLED 09FEB07 IN NRT.