Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
June 2, 2002
Submitted
June 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23377
Aircraft time
51,628 hours, 31,669 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
416000123
Part serial
0532
Condition
Defective
Location
Galley
Part time
2,634 hours, 1,768 cycles
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

CLIMB-OUT A BURNT RUBBER SMELL WAS NOTICED BY THE F/A IN THE AFT GALLEY. RETURNED TO PHX & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ACFT HAD RETURNED TO GATE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DURING THIS EVENT MX HAD IDENTIFIED NR 2 COFFEEMAKER AS BEING VERY HOT & HAVING A BURNT ODOR, BOTH COFFEEMAKERS WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND EVENT (AIR TURNBACK) MX TROUBLESHOT FOR SMOKE OR FUMES FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING AMM 21-00-01, NO SMOKE OR FUMES WERE NOTED. AFT GALLEY WIRING WAS INSPECTED BEHIND BOTH COFFEEMAKERS AND IN THE OVERHEAD PANEL, MX ALSO INSPECTED THE SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE AFT LAVATORIES FINDING NO DEFECTS OR BURNING SMELL.

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