Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 737317

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661SW
Make and model
Boeing 737317
Aircraft serial
23173
Aircraft time
77,717 hours, 58,826 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
05939
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
UK
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

VISIBLE SMOKE IN CABIN ROW 19 20 21 CAPTAINS SIDE. FOUND DEFECTIVE BALLAST AT ROW 19ABC. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIDEWALL LIGHT BALLAST PER MM.