SDR 2016F00134

Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
May 12, 2016
Submitted
June 8, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N200BF
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500283
Part
Connector
Part number
AC16707
Part serial
8002131044
Condition
Loose
Location
Coffeemaker
Part time
157 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND OPS, A BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED BY THE CREW COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE COFFEE HOT JUG. CREW POWERED DOWN THE HOT JUG AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SCREW ATTACHING THE POWER WIRE TERMINAL TO THE HOT JUG CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE AND BURNED. THE RETURN GROUND AND CHASSIS GROUND WIRE TERMINALS WERE ALSO LOOSE. WIRE, TERMINAL ENDS AND CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED, HOT JUG OPS CHECKED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFFECTED CONNECTOR WAS AIRFRAME SIDE.

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