SDR AALA980053

Service difficulty report · Coffee Maker · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49649
Part
Coffee Maker
Part number
46700017
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

LIT - FLT 0826 - EN ROUTE IAH/ORD DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED LIT WITHOUT INCIDENT. GALLEY COFFEE MAKERS AND OVENS WERE PLACARDED AND THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO ORD FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. MAINTENANCE OPERATED FIRST CLASS OVENS AND COFFEE MAKERS FOR ONE HOUR UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ELECTRICAL SMELL. AS A PRECAUTION, BOTH COFFEE MAKERS WERE CHANGED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. (X)

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