Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 3, 2007
Submitted
April 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1555
Aircraft time
18,623 hours, 7,984 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

RTFL DUE TO CREW REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. [SUP 05-04-07] SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS TRACED BACK TO A DEFECTIVE COFFEEMAKER IN THE AFT GALLEY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY HEATER POWER RELAY CONTINUED TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE TANK HEATER ELEMENTS EVEN THOUGH THE CONTROL CIRCUITRY COMMANDED THE HEATERS TO BE TURNED OFF. PRIOR TO THE TRIPPING OF A SAFETY THERMOSTAT, THE SMOKE POINT OF THE POTTING COMPOUND ENCASING THE WIRING WAS EXCEEDED CAUSING SMOKE TO BE RELEASED INTO THE CABIN.

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