Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
April 9, 2022
Submitted
April 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5282
Aircraft time
29,917 hours, 12,055 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
UK
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: INBOUND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE AFT CABIN WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY NOTICED AT CLT AND BECAME MORE PROMINENT DURING FLIGHT. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202204123496: MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT GALLEY COFFEE MAKER HAD A SUBSTANTIAL LEAK THAT WAS GOING ON TO THE WARMING PLATE CAUSING A BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE COFFEE MAKER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL / LEAK CHECK PER AMM 25-35-15. NO ODORS NOTED. ** (CLOSED)