What was found
FLIGHT 2621 SLC-LAX EXECUTED AN AIR RETURN DUE TO SMOKE IN THE AFT GALLEY. MAINTENANCE FOUND TIE WRAP MELTED ON COFFEE MAKER HOT PLATE. COFFEE MAKER WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2011
- Submitted
- March 24, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6710E
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 30482
- Aircraft time
- 37,007 hours, 13,606 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
- Part
- Coffeemaker
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Galley
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.