Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 19, 2018
Submitted
July 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5269
Aircraft time
20,192 hours, 7,999 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
24E507009G03
Part serial
UJW03404
Condition
Odor
Location
Lavatory
Part time
66,557 hours, 25,181 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE FOWARD LAVATORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JC 26L00021001, FOUND THE LAVATORY A WATER HEATER THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LAVATORY A WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-12-16, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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