Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
April 13, 2017
Submitted
April 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
30606
Aircraft time
57,677 hours, 33,526 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Lights
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 AT FL380, RECEIVED AN INTERCOM CALL FROM FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ADVISING OF AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE RT CABIN BETWEEN ROWS 5 & 6. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHT AT 2ABC INOPERATIVE, THE LIGHT BALLAST FAILED CAUSING THE SMOKE. R & R CEILING LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW MM.

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