What was found
RIGHT AFT LAVATORY WATER HEATER OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR TO GO OFF. WATER WAS TURNED OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-13-01. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2017
- Submitted
- October 10, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 31069
- Aircraft time
- 26,868 hours, 10,618 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3820 · Wash Water System
- Part
- Water Heater
- Part number
- AR904211
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Aft Lavatory
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, J
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.