Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 14, 2004
Submitted
January 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N90511
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49805
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
46700017
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA INFLIGHT FUMES WERE SMELLED IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD GALLEY. LIGHT SMOKE DETECTED IN FORWARD GALLEY. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED AT MSY. NO PASSENGER OR CREW ILLNESS. FOUND COFFEEMAKER WIRE SHORTED AND BURNED ON WATER SENSOR ON NUMBER 1 COFFEEMAKER. REPLACED NUMBER 1 COFFEEMAKER IN FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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