Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 17, 2019
Submitted
December 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31160
Aircraft time
22,785 hours, 9,422 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
AR904211
Condition
Odor
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MAINTENANCE REPORTS HEAVY ELECTRICAL ODOR COCKPIT, FORWARD LAV FORWARD CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 05-96-70. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD LAV WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-13-01 DUE TO ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM WATER HEATER. HEATER OPS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL, NO ODOR NOTED AFTER REPLACEMENT.