Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 18, 2011
Submitted
February 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
60,897 hours, 8,921 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Heater
Part number
8921340G1
Part serial
2229
Condition
Overheated
Location
Wash Water
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HAVE ELECTRICAL BURN ODOR AT LAV NEXT TO DOOR 2L. WATER HEATER EXTREMELY HOT, ESPECIALLY IN AREA OF THE ON-OFF SWITCH. SWITCH SELECTED TO OFF, ODOR DISSIPATED SLIGHTLY BUT STILL DETECTABLE. WATER HEATER LAV AT DOOR 2L. HAD ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. HEATER SWITCHED OFF. CKD TOP OF HEATER FOR ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING: FOUND NONE, HEATER INOP WILL NOT HEAT WATER. HEATER TURNED OFF AND CB COLLARED. REPLACED FAILED WATER HEATER.