Service difficulty report · Bulb · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 31, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
86,297 hours, 13,822 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Bulb
Part number
CM387
Condition
Loose
Location
Fwd Lavatory
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 IN AFT GALLEY, FLIGHT DIVERTED. FOUND LIGHT ASSY IN FWD LAV CAUSING CIRCUT BREAKER TRIPPED. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN PRECAUTIONARY. NO INDICATIONS OIL CONTAMINATION AT THIS TIME. REMOVED COLLAR ON CIRCUT BREAKER FOR TROUBLSHOOTING. USING WDM 33-24-11 ISOLATED PROBLEM TO RETURN TO SEAT LIGHT IN LT FWD LAVATORY POPPING CIRCUT BREAKER. FOUND TAB ON LIGHT ASSY OF LT FWD LAVATORY RETURN TO SEAT LIGHT BROKEN AND A 387 BULB LOOSE TO SEAT ITSELF ACROSS THE POWER AND GROUND SIDE WITH ITS BODY, CAUSING A SHORT. REMOVED LIGHT BULB AND CIRCUT BREAKER, OPS NORMAL.