Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 31, 2012
Submitted
June 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
70,649 hours, 20,986 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Ballast
Part number
81841
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
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

ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NEAR DOOR 2. FOUND AFT FWD LAV MIRROR LIGHT BALLAST DEFECTIVE & LIGHTS OUT. SMELL DISSIPATED. BALLAST CONNECTOR REMOVED, TAPED & SECURED. DEFER ITEM ENTERED IN ERROR. SMC 01 CREATED FOR THIS DEFECT. BALLAST AND BULBS REPLACED, RAN BOTH ENGINES AND FOUND NO BURNING ODOR.