SDR BAAE002

Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker

Difficulty date
July 17, 2009
Submitted
December 11, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
647511
Part serial
107296
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GALLEY C BEV MAKER NR5 TEA POT RETURNED TO STOWAGE, BREW HANDLE MOVED DOWN TO POT. A FLASH OF WHITE SPARK WAS SEEN FROM BEV MAKER SWITCHED OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE SWITCH ACTUATOR PLATE ATTACHED TO THE BREW HANDLE HAD RUBBED A THE SWITCH CABLES EXPOSING THE INNER CORE, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND.