Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 15, 2024
Submitted
May 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31091
Aircraft time
42,150 hours, 17,662 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
AR904211
Condition
Overheated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH AURAL ALARM, LAVATORY WAS HOT; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT TUL. FOUND FORWARD LAVATORY HOT WATER HEATER EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. ADJUST WATER TEMP IN FORWARD LAVATORY. OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD. PER AMM 38-13-01.