Service difficulty report · Coffee Maker · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28714
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Coffee Maker
Condition
Failed
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SPARKING IN AFT GALLEY 441 IN THE AREA OF COFFEEMAKERS. RESET ALL BREAKERS AND TURNED POWER BACK ON TO AFT GALLEY, INSPECTED ALL VISABLE WIRES AND REPLACED COFFEE MAKERS FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES; WAITED 45+ MINUTES WITH POWER ON GALLEY EQUIPMENT AND NO SMELLS OR FLASHES NOTED AS CREW REPORTED. GALLEY AND EQUIPMENT OPERATES NORMALLY. HOME SHOP CHECKED THE REMOVED COFFEE MAKERS AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL CHECKS OF THE WIRING ABOVE GALLEY CEILING PANELS, THE WIRING BEHIND THE GALLEY CONTROL PANEL, THE COFFEE MAKER COMPARTMENT WIRING AND CONNECTORS. FOUND NO DAMAGE.