Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 14, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1022
Aircraft time
31,682 hours, 4,576 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
HFE9520D
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
DE
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 GROUNDED: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED DURING DECENT AND APPROACH DETECTED AN ODOR LIKE BURNT METAL ON TOAST, BETWEEN ROW 6-7, OF THE MID CABIN. MAINTENANCE NOTED SMELL IN MID GALLEY OVEN AND EXPRESSO MAKER AREAS. 2 MID GALLEY OVENS, 2 COFFEE MAKERS AND 2 EXPRESSO MAKERS WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED. AMTS NOTED NO WIRING DEFECTS IN THE MID GALLEYS THEMSELVES. NO ODORS NOTED AFTER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. (SEE AALA201701179017 (COFFEEMAKER), AALA201701179018 (OVEN) & AALA201701179019 (ESPRESSO MAKER)

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