SDR 2012F00197

Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Cndair CL6002A12

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002A12
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
7,084 hours, 4,657 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Part time
7,084 hours, 4,657 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, CABIN ATTENDANT DETECTED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GALLEY AREA. CONFIRMED LOCATION OF SMOKE AND PULLED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO GALLEY AND CAPTAIN SHUTOFF ALL GALLEY AND CABIN POWER. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. TROUBLESHOT AND INSPECTED, FOUND GALLEY HOT WATER HEATER HAD SHORTED CAUSING SMOKE. DISCONNECTED THE WATER HEATER PULLED AND COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKERS INSPECTED ALL SURROUNDING WIRING AND DETERMINED AIRCRAFT WAS SAFE FOR A ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT, SO THE AIRCRAFT CAN BE REPAIRED.