SDR 99ZZZX1868

Service difficulty report · Coffee Pot · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
March 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N75CS
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
1258066
Part
Coffee Pot
Part number
80037110V
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley
Part time
300 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

PILOT COMPLAINED WHEN HE TRIED TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE, HE WAS NEARLY BURNED FROM COFFEE SPEWING UNDER STEAM PRESSURE. UNIT WAS OVERHEATING AND WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. AS THIS IS THE SECOND UNIT TO OVERHEAT, CONTACTED PRECISION PATTERN INC, WHO INFORMED THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND LATER UNITS INCORPORATED A FUSE. THEY EXPRESSED NO DESIRE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH THE OLDER UNITS.