Service difficulty report · Heating Element · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49387
Part
Heating Element
Part number
2120565
Condition
Burned
Location
Aft Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

OAK - AFTER ARRIVAL AT GATE OF FLT 102, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE RT AFT LAVATORY. FOUND POTABLE WATER LINE HEATING ELEMENT BURNED UNDER RT AFT LAVATORY SINK. SECURED ELEMENT, PULLED AND COLLARED AFFECTED CIRCUIT BREAKER'S AND SHUT OFF WATER TO SINK. REPLACED THE RT AFT LAVATORY POTABLE WATER LINE HEATING ELEMENT AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

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