What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SMOKE LAVATORY DETECTOR ALERT AND CONFIRMATION OF SMOKE, ISOLATED WATER HEATER TO STOP SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WATER HEATER IN THE MID LAVATORY PER AMM 38-12-16 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2018
- Submitted
- July 26, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909AM
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 7756
- Aircraft time
- 2,900 hours, 1,090 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3810 · Potable Water System
- Part
- Water Heater
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Lavatory
- 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.