Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2002
Submitted
September 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
17,516 hours, 6,779 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
416100123
Part serial
0743
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Part time
4,571 hours, 1,780 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM FORWARD GALLEY, UPON INVESTIGATION THE F/A NOTICED ARCING AT THE NR 1 COFFEEMAKER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO PHX AND THE NR 1 COFFEEMAKER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. ARCING AND SMOKE STOPPED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PHX WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 COFFEEMAKER FINDING A SHORTED WIRE AND CIRCUIT BOARD DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 COFFEEMAKER AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK, COFFEEMAKER CHECKED GOOD. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED A GALLEY SHED AND POWER TRANSFER, THIS CHECK WAS ALSO GOOD. CONFIRMED COFFEMAKER AS PROBLEM. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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