Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 21, 2009
Submitted
September 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24978
Aircraft time
63,790 hours, 20,496 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Ballast
Part number
81841
Condition
Odor
Location
Emergency 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

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN MID GALLEY, FLT DIVERTED. IN MID GALLEY RT OVERHEAD FOUND BALLAST M9033 CAUSING ELECTRICAL ODOR. INOP'D BALLAST TWO EA EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN GALLEY INOP. REPLACED M9033 BALLAST. LIGHT AND BALLAST CHECK OKAY.