Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
June 2, 2022
Submitted
June 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8600F
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
39882
Aircraft time
34,741 hours, 15,453 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Smoke
Location
Fwd Lav
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT FWD LAV WATER HEATER OVERHEATING FOLLOWED BY FWD LAV SMOKE ALARM. NO SMOKE OR VAPING REPORTED. WATER HEATER WAS TURNED OFF AS A PRECAUTION / [01] OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 38-2-02 SP1B. WATER HEATER OFF. LAV INOP;[02] REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD LAV WATER HEATER PER AMM 38-13-01

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