Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 22, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25392
Aircraft time
80,850 hours, 13,134 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Ballast
Part number
M665
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

F/A'S REPORT BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN AFT GALLEY ON PUSHBACK. FOUND AFT CEILING LIGHTS L227 & L230 INOP. BALLAST M665 CAUSE OF SMELL. FOUND AFT RT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR BURNT. REPLACED DETECTOR. CHECKED ALL WIRES AT CONN D2864 FOR M665 BALLAST & FOUND NO PWR PIN 5. RL'D RELAY K315 IN P25 PANEL. NOW HAVE PWR AT PIN 5. REPLACED M663, M664 & M665 BALLASTS. NO BURNED WIRES OR CONN TO M663, MM664 & M665. OTBD AFT DIRECT CEILING LIGHTS L227 & L228 FAILED TO TURN ON. INTERCHANGED BALLASTS M664 & M665 WITH SAME RESULTS. L227 & L228 ARE STILL INOP. CONN D2864, D2862 & 2860 REMOVED M665 BALLAST, FOUND FUSE AND CAP MISSING. REPLACED BALLAST M665. OPS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. NO BURNT SMELL IN AFT GALLEY AREA.