Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1506
Aircraft time
30,789 hours, 11,307 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
24E507009G03
Part serial
UJW09882
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Part time
24,027 hours, 8,425 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLT 125 - JFK-DEN - EN ROUTE, IN FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS COMPLAINED OF BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM LAV E. TRIED TO ISOLATE SMELL BY REMOVING INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB, WHICH WAS CONSTANTLY ON AND HOT. IT SHOULD TURN OFF WHEN DOOR IS OPEN AND UNLOCKED. LAV SYSTEMS UNOCCUPPIABLE. ACCOMPLISHED TSM TASK 24-00-00-810-823 FOR ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND LAV E WATER HEATER BURNT AND LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAV E WATER HEATER IAW A320 AMM 38-12-16-04, OPS CHECK OK, LEAK CHECKS OK.

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