Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 21, 2021
Submitted
May 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
48,547 hours, 14,584 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
416000139
Part serial
4974
Condition
Defective
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
68,676 hours, 33,180 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

INFLIGHT CREW DETECTED NOTICEABLE SMELL/ODOR OF BAKING BREAD OCCURRED IN CRUISE AND WAS TRANSIENT ON ARRIVAL AND DEPLANING AFT F/A CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF BURNING TOAST SEVERAL GUESTS NOTICED THIS SMELL DURING DEPLANING NO IMPAIRMENT OR DISCOMFORT CAUSED TO CREW OR GUESTS ON INSPECTION OF AFT GALLEY ONE COFFEE MACHINE WAS FOUND WITH BURNED COFFEE GROUNDS ON POT AND HEATING ELEMENT. GROUNDED - YES. INSPECTED AFT R/H I/B 4-7 AND FOUND BURNT COFFEE GRINDS ON HOT PLATE DETERMINED COFFEE POT DEFECTIVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE COFFEE MAKER REF B737-800 AMM 25-32-03, OPS CK GOOD.