Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 19, 2016
Submitted
May 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5282
Aircraft time
12,570 hours, 5,170 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. OIL SMELL AFT GALLEY DURING CRUISE. SMELL CEASED AFTER COFFEE BREWERS SHUTDOWN. ACCOMPLISHED TASK CARD 26L00021001, CONFIRMED CAUSE OF ODOR TO BE AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER. OPERATION OF ENG 1 & 2 BLEED SYS & APU BLEED SYS DID NOT PRODUCE OIL SMELL. NO OTHER CAUSES WERE CONFIRMED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. REPLACED AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER IAW AMM 25-35-15. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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