Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 26, 2007
Submitted
April 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49271
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ACRID ODOR THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT, PASSENGERS, AND DEADHEADING CREW DURING CLIMB-OUT. CREW TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND SMOKE DISSIPATED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 050. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM NUMBER FOUR COFFEE MAKER. REPLACED NUMBER FOUR COFFEE MAKER AND CHECKED APU FOR OIL INGESTION AND OIL LEAKS. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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