Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
December 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26665
Aircraft time
60,768 hours, 22,356 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Ballast
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

BURNING ODOR COMING FROM LIGHT BALLAST ABOVE LAV 136. DISSIPATED WHEN LIGHTS TURNED OFF. TURNED ALL LIGHTS ON, CHECKED PANELS AROUND AFT GALLEY AND LAVS, NO DISCREPANCY FOUND, ALL LIGHTS OPS NORMAL.