Service difficulty report · Ballast · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
June 29, 2011
Submitted
June 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Aircraft time
63,674 hours, 40,013 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
7754
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

FLT 1444 - CLT-RDU - SMOKE - THE "B" FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED HEARING A POP NOISE IN THE AFT GALLEY, THAN OBSERVED SEEING SMOKE COME FROM OVERHEAD LIGHT IN AFT GALLEY. SMOKE SMELL WAS APPARENT THROUGHOUT CABIN AND OBSERVED BY ALL CREW MEMBERS. MAINTENANCE CHECKED AFT GALLEY AREA AND FOUND THE RIGHT GALLEY SERVICE LIGHT AT FAULT. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND APPLIED MEL 33-02A. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT GALLEY SERVICE/WORK LIGHT BALLAST. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REPAIRED SHORTED WIRING IN RT GALLEY OVERHEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED CORRECT BALLASTS M302 AND M303. REF: WDM 33-26-21. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF: AMM 33-27-00. CLEARED/REMOVED MEL 33-02A.

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