Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 30, 2019
Submitted
October 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3944
Aircraft time
37,087 hours, 13,381 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
24E507009G03
Part serial
N1333895
Condition
Sparks
Location
Lavatory
Part time
19,717 hours, 6,493 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: GATE AGENT REPORTED OBSERVING ELECTRICAL SPARKS AND AMBERS HITTING FLOOR AFT LEFT LAV. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L AFT WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-12-16 AND OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 38-12-00 .

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