Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 19, 2025
Submitted
December 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6255
Aircraft time
36,173 hours, 14,863 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
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 GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF FL220, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN AFT GALLEY REPORT AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. FLIGHT CREW TURNED OFF THE COMMERCIAL POWER PER THE QRH TO LIMIT OR REDUCE THE ODORS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BURNED NAPKINS BEHIND COFFEE MAKERS AND REMOVED THEM. AS A PRECAUTION MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH COFFEE MAKERS IN THE AFT GALLEY PER AMM 25-35-15.

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