Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
June 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
416000123
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB 24000 FT, F/A REPORTED BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL NEAR L1. PRIOR TO AIR TURNBACK, ACFT RETURNED TO GATE BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN NEAR DOOR L1. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 COFFEEMAKER. PROBLEM WAS AN EXPOSED HEAT ELEMENT. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO 70 PERCENT N1, SWAPPED BETWEEN BLEED SOURCES FOR 10 MIN, INSPECTED FWD FLT HANDSET ALCOVE, FORWARD LAV, EE COMPT, FWD BAG PIT, NO SMOKING, FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGNS, BOTH FWD GALLEY COFFEEMAKERS AND FWD GALLEY BREAKER PANEL ABOVE COFFEEMAKERS. DROPPED CEILING PANEL IN FWD GALLEY, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. NEXT, CONDUCTED A TEST FLIGHT AS PRECAUTION TO CONFIRM GROUND FINDING FOR BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL NEAR L1 DOOR. NO ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED DUR