Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 2, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
238
Aircraft time
36,823 hours, 16,318 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
4110001147
Part serial
5620
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Galley
Part time
8,949 hours, 3,534 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE, REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN & COCKPIT. MX INSPECTED WIRING IN MAIN FWD GALLEY AREA BEHIND C/B PANEL, NR 1 & 2 OVENS, COFFEEMAKERS, NO SIGNS OF CHAFING OR BURNING. FOUND BURNT FOOD IN OVENS, DISCOVERED NR 1 COFFEEMAKER BASE UNIT HAD SOME BURNT PINS. MX REMOVED & REPLACED NR 1 & 2 OVENS, NR 1 & 2 COFFEEMAKERS, AND REPLACED NR 1 COFFEEMAKER BASE UNIT. OPS CHECKS GOOD. TEARDOWN REPORT OF COFFEE MAKER COULD NOT VERIFY REASON FOR REMOVAL. VENDOR REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SPRINGS, FLOAT TIP, WATER LEVEL SENSOR, PROBE, RELAY, AND LOWER PC BOARD PER CMM 25-30-09, REV. 5.

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