Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 11, 2007
Submitted
June 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
48,820 hours, 18,011 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Water Heater
Part number
417N2322
Condition
Failed
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NO H2O PRESSURE TO LAVS OR GALLEYS. 1:10 INTO FLT AFT LAV H2O HEATER. AFT LAV, LAV 'R', LAV IS WHERE ACRID ODOR WAS COMING FROM. FOUND WATER HEATER OVERTEMP CONDITION TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER INSIDE HEATER. LAV IS WHERE ACRID ODOR WAS COMING FROM. CB ON PNL P37 WAS COLLARED. ALL OTHER WATERHEATERS HAVE BEEN REACTIVATED. WATER SERVICE PANEL HAD VALVE PARTIALLY OPEN. RESET CB HEATER AND SYSTEM WAS CHECKED NORMAL.