Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 777323ER

Difficulty date
July 18, 2017
Submitted
July 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733AR
Make and model
Boeing 777323ER
Aircraft serial
33524
Aircraft time
11,602 hours, 1,292 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. 3L LAV HAD A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL, NO SMOKE OR HEAT. TURNED OFF WATER HEAT. SO STRONG THE ODOR, WE MOVED PASSENGERS. INSPECTED LAV 3F-1L. CEILING AND MIRROR LIGHTS CKS OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAV WATER HEATER PER AMM38-13-01 AND IPC 38-13-01-52J. OPS CKS OK. LEAK CKS OK. NO ODOR NOTED.