Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 2, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26666
Aircraft time
57,586 hours, 21,230 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Water Heater
Condition
Overheated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FWD AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF (REPEAT). HOT IRON TYPE ODOR EMANATING FROM THAT LAV. UPDATE-CREW TURNED OFF WATER HEATER AND RAN ALL HOT WATER OUT OF HEATER. ODOR HAS NOW DISSIPATED. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. SMOKE DETECTOR OK. WATER HEATER OVERHEATING. ITEM DEFERED.