What was found
(CAN) FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN REAR GALLEY. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED, UPON INSPECTION, A SHORT CIRCUIT WAS DETECTED ON THE COFFEE HEATER SYSTEM. COFFEEMAKER WAS DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2001
- Submitted
- September 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320212
- Aircraft time
- 16,602 hours
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM565A3
- System (JASC)
- 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
- Part
- Coffeemaker
- Part number
- 3510004409
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Aft Gallery
- Part time
- 11,043 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.