Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 31, 2014
Submitted
May 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
54,033 hours, 13,370 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Sparks
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
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

FORWARD COFFEE MAKER & ESPRESSO MACHINE SPARKED WITH VISIBLE SMOKE. REMOVED ESPRESSO MACHINE NR 209 & COFFEEMAKER NR 208. VISUALLY INSPECTED PLUGS & WIRING ON THE RACK, NO DAMAGED NOTED. ESPRESSO MACHINE NR 209 DEACTIVATED. CB`S PULLED & COLLARED. COFFEE MAKER NR 208 DEACTIVATED AS PRECAUTIONARY. VERIFIED BY SMELL TEST, UNIT SMELLS OF SMOKE.