Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
October 15, 2019
Submitted
October 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1100
Aircraft time
40,129 hours, 5,997 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
24E507009G03
Part serial
N0915305
Condition
Failed
Location
Lavatory
Part time
42,630 hours, 6,264 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS SMOKE. LAV SMOKE AURAL ALERT ALERTED " TURNED OFF WATER HEATER AND DISCONNNECTED CANNON PLUG" SMELL WAS COMING FROM LOWER VANITY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LAV L62 WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-12-000-801B. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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