Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 12, 2016
Submitted
June 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4898
Aircraft time
16,729 hours, 6,181 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: F/A REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE FROM AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER. SMOKE CLEARED WHEN POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE COFFEEMAKER WHICH REMAINED UNPOWERED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKERS IAW AMM 25-35-15 AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND INSPECTED ALL WIRES TO COFFEEMAKERS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION WITH NO DEFECTS BEING NOTED. A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK IAW AMM 25-35-00 WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO SMOKE NOTED.

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