Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
November 19, 2013
Submitted
November 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
867
Aircraft time
51,180 hours, 20,491 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Dirty
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

THE INBOUND CABIN CREW REPORTED TO CUSTOMER SVC THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. NO LOCATION & NO WRITE UP WITH NO SMOKE IN CABIN REPORT INITIATED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO REPORTED THE BURNING SMELL RETURNED TO THE ACFT TO POINT OUT THE LOCATION WHICH WAS A COFFEEMAKER HOTPLATE WITH A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ON IT. THE COFFEEMAKER WAS CLEANED & THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE INBOUND CAPT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED IAW PROCEDURE.

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