Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
April 28, 2009
Submitted
April 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N230QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
059
Aircraft time
2,765 hours, 1,652 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Water Heater
Component
Water Heater
Component part number
7700244503
Stage of operation
LD
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

IN FLT, A STRONG ODOR NOTICED COMING FROM GALLEY AREA. ODOR DISSIPATED WHEN GALLEY MASTER WAS SHUTOFF. LIGHT SMOKE NOTICED IN GALLEY AREA. GALLEY LIGHTS & WATER HEATER WERE THE ONLY EQUIPMENT ACTIVE AT THE TIME. REMOVED FWD GALLEY WATER HEATER & INSTALLED REPAIRED WATER HEATER. PERFORMED LEAK & OPS CHECK. NO FAULTS FOUND. ON INSPECTION OF REMOVED WATER HEATER FOUND WIRE CONNECTOR BURNED, DISCOLORED IN THE TOP COMPARTMENT. WIRE IS CONNECTED TO THE THERMALCOUPLE DISCONNECT FOR THE WATER HEATER. PERFORMED ENGINES RUNS. INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND FOUND NO ODOR OR SIGHT OF SMOKE. REF MM 38-10-00.