Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 6, 2007
Submitted
August 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24994
Aircraft time
55,539 hours, 20,300 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE IN CABIN CAUSED BY A BURNED COFFEE PACK. COFFEE PACKET WAS ON THE DUAL COFFEE WARMER IN FLIGHT AND WAS SMOLDERING. CLEANED AREA AND OPERATED WARMING PLATES FOR 30 MINUTES. EVERYTHING CHECKED NORMAL AND BACK PLATE WAS COOL.