Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 27, 2016
Submitted
November 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1525
Aircraft time
53,343 hours, 20,013 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Faulty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS ALL SMELLED SMOKE IN FORWARD AND MID CABIN, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED SMELL WAS FROM FORWARD GALLEY LOWER COFFEE MAKER. REPLACED COFFEE MAKER PER CMM 25-31-01.

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