Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 23, 2014
Submitted
May 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
5454
Aircraft time
3,540,802 hours, 3,696 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
451022UF00
Part serial
S344573810
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO PILOT REPORT OF AFT GALLEY ELECTRICAL ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE FROM COFFEEMAKERS. DURING INSPECTION AFT GALLEY WAS FOUND COFFEEMAKER N-1 IN OVERHEATING, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND IN OTHER AREA, IAW AMM 25-35-15-000-001-A. THE COFFEEMAKER, N-1 WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 25-35-15-400-001-A THE COFFEEMAKER NR 2 IN AFT GALLEY WAS INSTALLED AND OPS TEST SUCCESSFUL.

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