Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 21, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25279
Aircraft time
82,294 hours, 10,044 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Ballast
Part number
81841
Condition
Odor
Location
Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG ACRID ODOR NEAR 3K ON TAXIOUT. RETURN TO GATE. FLORESENT LIGHT ABOVE 3K STOW BIN INOP. DISCONNECTED BALLAST. REPLACED BALLAST.