Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2004
Submitted
August 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Aircraft time
45,548 hours, 37,185 cycles
System (JASC)
2540 · Lavatories
Part
Water Heater
Part number
8921460G5
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft Left Lav
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT LT LAV SMOKE DET BEEPING IN FLT. WATER HEATER WAS VERY HOT INITIALLY OPENED DETECTOR AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY NO ODOR DETECTED. PULLED CB'S FOR AFT LT LAV MIRROR, FLUSH MOTOR AND WATER HEATER. RAN HOT WATER UNTIL COOL. AFT F/A INTERPHONE PANEL WAS WARM BUT BECAME COOL. RE-ATTACHED SMOKE DET BATTERY RED LIGHT OUT, NO BEEPING. RESET ALL CB'S, INSPECTED AFT LT LAV FOUND WATER HEATER OVERHEATING. PULLED AND COLLARED C/B FOR WATER HEATER. FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 25-00-12D. ALSO FOUND WATER IN SMOKE DETECTOR. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR, NO WATER LEAKS FOUND.

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