Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
January 19, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
35115
Aircraft time
24,210 hours, 8,886 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Coffeemaker
Part time
62,145 hours, 37,375 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB AN ELECTRICAL CABLE BURNED ODOR WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, DISAPPEARING DURING CLIMB. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED FIM 21-00, TASK 806 PROCEDURE AND SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-56, DETECTING A FORWARD COFFEEMAKER WITH THERMIC CONNECTOR OUT OF POSITION AND CONNECTIONS WEAK. THE COFFEEMAKER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 25-34-34, TESTED CORRECT.

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