SDR C77A292168

Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
July 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000198
Aircraft time
7,140 hours, 4,139 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
451044UG00
Part serial
321258006
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
4,745 hours, 2,747 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED DUE TO A REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. WHILE STILL IN FLIGHT, THE F/A DETERMINED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE AFT INBD COFFEEMAKER AND TURNED THE COFFEEMAKER TO OFF. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT AND THEY PROCEEDED TO REMOVE BOTH INBD AND OTBD COFFEEMAKERS TO INSPECT POWER RECEPTACLES AND LINES. FOUND NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS. THE COFFEEMAKERS WERE REINSTALLED AND THE FAULTY INBD COFFEEMAKER'S CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED AND COLLARD TO ISOLATE ELECTRICAL POWER. THE COFFEEMAKER WAS PLACED ON MEL 25-20-07-1-N WITH EA TO PULL AND COLLAR ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF W/O 292168.

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