Service difficulty report · Thermister · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 14, 2005
Submitted
May 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30212
Aircraft time
26,773 hours, 4,079 cycles
Part
Thermister
Condition
Damaged
Location
Coffeemaker
Component
Coffeemaker
Component part number
3510003201U2
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BANG THEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF TOP OF COFFEEMAKER. STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. MANUFACTURERS OF COFFEEMAKER AND RELAY CONFIRM FAILURE OF THE ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAY WHICH HAD REACHED ITS SERVICEABLE LIFE. RELAY FAILURE LED TO WATER TANK OVERHEAT AND MELTING OF THE THERMISTOR POTTING COMPOUND. THERMISTOR ELECTRICAL LEAD AND MELTING COMPOUND BELIEVED TO BE SOURCE OF SMOKE.