Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 30, 2009
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
68,891 hours, 19,891 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Aft Water Heater
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NO WATER IN AFT GALLEY AFTER 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT. FOUND CB C4262 FOR AFT WATER HEATERS POPPED AND BURNED SPLICES SP273,SP269,SP1842. CONFIGURED WIRES IAW WDM 30-71-21 PG 2. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND, TESTED WATER HEATERS. COMPRESSOR PRESSURE GOOD.