Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Cndair CL6002A12

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002A12
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
7,084 hours, 4,657 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
060150CI
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Part time
7,084 hours, 4,657 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

WHILE ENROUTE, THE CABIN ATTENDANT DETECTED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GALLEY AREA. CAPTAIN HAD THE F/O GO BACK TO VERIFY & HELP LOCATE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. ONCE CONFIRMED LOCATION OF SMOKE, HAD THE CABIN ATTENDANT PULL ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO THE GALLEY. CAPTAIN SHUT OFF ALL GALLEY AND CABIN POWER. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. TROUBLESHOT AND INSPECTED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. FOUND THE GALLEY HOT WATER HEATER HAD SHORTED CAUSING SMOKE. DISCONNECTED THE WATER HEATER PULLED AND COLLARED THE HOT WATER HEATER AND GALLEY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INSPECTED ALL SURROUNDING WIRING AND DETERMINED THE ACFT WAS SAFE FOR A ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT.