Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 19, 2025
Submitted
March 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1342
Aircraft time
58,693 hours, 39,792 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
24E507009G03
Part serial
N2004327
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 900
Part time
9,685 hours, 4,731 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT AFTER CLIMB THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED THE OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND TURNED OF THE COFFEE MAKERS WHICH RESULTED IN THE SMELL DISSIPATING. DURING DESCENT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL SMELL RETURNED DURING LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE WATER HEATER CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR LAVATORY D TRIPPED AND REPLACED THE WATER HEATER PER AMM 38-12-16. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS OR ISSUES NOTED.

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