Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 14, 2016
Submitted
November 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
856
Aircraft time
65,551 hours, 24,397 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED TO SAY THAT A PASSENGER SMELLED ACRID ODOR IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY. ON LANDING THERE WAS A BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR STILL LINGERING IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD LAVATORY WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-12-16-000-001A AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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