Service difficulty report · Chiller · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 3, 2019
Submitted
January 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5884
Aircraft time
18,456 hours, 3,766 cycles
Part
Chiller
Condition
Smoke
Location
Fwd Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AREA. SHUT OFF THE GALLEY AND CABIN POWER, FLIGHT DIVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CHILLER IN THE FORWARD GALLEY TO BE THE SOURCE OF SMOKE. REPLACED THE CHILLER IAW AMM 25-34-51, AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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