Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
September 29, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
45,274 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Wire
Part number
D1012030
Condition
Shorted
Location
Coffee Maker
Stage of operation
LD
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

(CAN) ON LANDING, THE F/A REPORTED SAW A SMALL PUFF OF SMOKE AND AN DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR EMANATING FROM THE COFFEE HOT POT IN THE GALLEY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE HOT POT AND NOTED AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE WIRING. THE HOT POT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND PLACED INTO QUARANTINE.

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