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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Omaha, NE · June 10, 2007

Date
June 10, 2007 · 16:14 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N767SW
Reported as
Boeing 7377H4
People aboard
133
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N767SW, B-737-100, was operated as southwest airline flight 1550, enroute from midway airport, IL, to oakland, CA. The crew declared an emergency and diverted to Omaha, NE due to smoke in the galley. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate. Contract maintenance verified that the rear coffee maker was causing the smoke, as the crew suspected. (-23 amendment) the coffee maker was deferred per swaa MEL, and the aircraft approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N767SW, B-737-100, WAS OPERATED AS SOUTHWEST AIRLINE FLIGHT 1550, ENROUTE FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT, IL, TO OAKLAND, CA. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE DUE TO SMOKE IN THE GALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THAT THE REAR COFFEE MAKER WAS CAUSING THE SMOKE, AS THE CREW SUSPECTED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE COFFEE MAKER WAS DEFERRED PER SWAA MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.