Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 26, 2009
Submitted
July 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Aircraft time
53,594 hours, 9,773 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Ballast
Part number
F017WWBCAC
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
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

ODOR EMANATING FROM CEILING AREA ABOVE LAV AT DOOR 2L. SECURING LIGHTS, IFE, RECIRC FANS, NO HELP. ODOR NOT DISSIPATING. FOUND LAV FLO LIGHT ASSY LAMP HOLDER LOOSE AND EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, BURNT PLASTIC, EVIDENT. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. LIGHT ASSY AND BALLAST REMOVED AND NO WIN FLT DECK CLOSET, CONN TIED BACK AND IS SECURE. REPLACED BALLAST, C-P TO BALLAST IS OK, NO EVIDENCE OF BURNT DAMAGE. C-P TO LIGHT ASSY STOWED AND SECURED. REPLACED 4 EA LAMP SOCKETS AND BALLAST. MIRROR LIGHT OPS CHECK NORMAL.