Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
October 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22916
Aircraft time
76,484 hours, 37,191 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AN ELECTRICAL SMELL OCCURRED IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY. THE HOT WATER HEATER WAS TURNED OFF IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HOT WATER HEATER PER MM 38-13-51. (2010-D1238) (DL757102772)