SDR 99ZZZX4431

Service difficulty report · Food Warmer · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
November 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N53M
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1089
Part
Food Warmer
Part number
CRONSTONTC71
Condition
Short
Location
Galley
Part time
5,319 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ON CLIMB-OUT, SMOKE NOTICED COMING FROM THE FOOD WARMER. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE FLUID LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE HOT PLATES ON TO THE OVEN RAILS CAUSING THE BOTTOM RAIL TO SHORT TO GROUND. SUBMITTER STATED IF THE BOTTOM OF THE OVEN WAS MADE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, THERE WOULD BE NO PATH TO GROUND.