Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2017
Submitted
August 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5677
Aircraft time
18,759 hours, 5,585 cycles
Part
Water Heater
Part number
24E507009G03
Part serial
N0614629
Condition
Odor
Location
Lavatory
Part time
46,110 hours, 15,212 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CABIN CREW DESCRIBES SMELLING AN ODOR LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. ODOR STARTED AROUND 10000 ON DESCENT. CREW HAD A BUNING THROAT AND DIZZINESS . DID NOT DETECT ANY ODOR ON FLT DECK BUT FO SAID HE SMELLED A FAINT BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 23-39-00-810-000 ELECTRICAL ODOR DUE TO LTV AND TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A. ELECTRICAL ODOR OR FUMES, INSPECTED CABIN GALLY AND ALL LAV'S, NO SMELL OR DEFECT NOTED. FOUND LAV E WATER HEATER ON MEL AND SLIGHT BURNING SMELL. R & R LAV E WATER HEATER IAW 38-12-16. OPS CK GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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