Service difficulty report · Ballast · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 24, 2010
Submitted
July 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
47,930 hours, 17,540 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Ballast
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
DE
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

ROW 16-17 FA SMELLED POSSIBLE ELEC SMELL IN CABIN, NO IND IN COCKPIT. BOOSTED APU & RAN BOTH PACKS SEPARATELY, NO ODOR NOTED. CHECKED ALL SEATS AUDIO AND LIGHTS IN THE AREA, FOUND CEILING LIGHT BURNED OUT OVER SEAT 16ABC. SUSPECT BALLAST. COULD NOT CONFIRM SMELL WAS ELECTRICAL. SMELL AT ROW 16-17 ON DESCENT, NO SMOKE OR NEGATIVE EFFECTS. REPLACED LAMP HOLDER BALLAST ASSY AT 16ABC AND 17DEF.

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