Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 9, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25393
Aircraft time
87,910 hours, 13,973 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Ballast
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BALLAST BETWEEN SEAT 1A AND 1B IS INOPERATIVE. 1A SIDEWALL LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. SIDEWALL LIGHT AT SEAT 1A IS INOPERATIVE. CONNECTOR HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SECURED. THE DISCONNECTION WAS PROMPTED BY A HIGH PITCH NOISE AT SEAT 1A.