What was found
EN-ROUTE SMOKE OBSERVED FOR 10 SEC, AFT GALLEY A/C LT MIDWAY IN GALLEY OVER TOP OF LAST REMOVABLE BIN. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, AN AFT WORK LIGHT BALLAST CONDITION WAS FOUND DETERIORATED. THE BALLAST WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2014
- Submitted
- December 30, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N273AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 337
- Aircraft time
- 67,894 hours, 9,519 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Ballast
- Part number
- 325031
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.