What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: BURNING SMELL FROM MID LAVATORY REPORTED DURING DESCENT, NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR HEAT PRESENT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, REPLACED WATER HEATER WITH NEW IAW AMM 38-12-16.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2020
- Submitted
- August 17, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N199UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 5475
- Aircraft time
- 24,627 hours, 9,752 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3810 · Potable Water System
- Part
- Water Heater
- Part number
- 24E507009G03
- Part serial
- 5555
- Condition
- Faulted
- Location
- Mid Lavatory
- Part time
- 48,490 hours, 17,379 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.