Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 19, 2000
Submitted
December 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
23,755 hours, 8,621 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
112251
Part serial
1916
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Part time
23,754 hours, 8,620 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM AFT GALLEY OVEN AREA. *S/D* COFFEEMAKER M42, P/N 11225-1 HAD AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE (WIRING MELTED) WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. THIS COFFEEMAKER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO REPEAT A/C WRITE-UPS.

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