Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
January 21, 2019
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
323
Aircraft time
83,415 hours, 12,673 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Failed
Location
Coffeemaker
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, FWD CABIN, AND CENTER GALLEY. DESCRIBED AS BURNING PLASTIC. COMPLETED JC 33L00021001. FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO BE THE MID-GALLEY COFFEE MAKER CIRCUIT BREAKER OVERHEATED AND TRIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IAW AMM 20-46-10. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COFFEEMAKER IAW AMM 25-35-15. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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