Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 27, 2020
Submitted
July 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31103
Aircraft time
31,239 hours, 12,599 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Overheated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
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: AFT RIGHT LAV WATER HEATER VERY HOT WITH SLIGHT BURNING SMELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED ON AFT RIGHT LAV THE WATER HEATER AND OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 38-13-01.