Service difficulty report · Heater · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
December 10, 2010
Submitted
December 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531QS
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5133
Aircraft time
4,085 hours, 1,366 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710C411
Part
Heater
Part number
MRX1000102
Part serial
10021940
Condition
Smoke
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
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

ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN FWD LAV AFTER LANDING IN CHOCKS. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER 2 MIN COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. ISOLATED SOURCE OF SMOKE AND ODOR TO THE FWD LAV WATER HEATER. REMOVED FAULTY WATER HEATER . INSTALLED NEW WATER HEATER, OPS CHECKED GOOD. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.