Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
December 16, 2017
Submitted
December 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715SY
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
44,125 hours, 22,171 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lav Mirror Light
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR 2L AFT LAV, RAN QRH AND DIVERTED. SHORT FOUND IN MIRROR LIGHT IN THE L2 LAVATORY, COLLARED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BALLAST. CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.