Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 27, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16981
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145208
Aircraft time
35,628 hours, 28,778 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
500064001
Part serial
03133036
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Part time
40,431 hours, 25,744 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PVD - FLIGHT 4870 THE CREW REPORTED A BURNED WIRE INSULATION SMELL COMING FROM COFFEE MAKER AREA, AND THAT THE SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER BOTH COFFEE MAKERS WERE TURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PVD WITHOUT INCIDENT WHEFRE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ABMNORMAL SMELL INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS TO WIRING NOTED, PLACED THE COFFEE MAKERS ON NEF-GL-01, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. **THIS SDR FILED OPEN PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION OF CAUSE***** SUPPLEMENTAL *** ON 03/02/19 MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO COFFEE MAKER, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, CLEARED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ***SDR CLOSED ***

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