Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
56,943 hours, 42,559 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Sparks
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTS ONE COFFEE MAKER WAS EMITTING SPARKS AND CAUSED SMOKE IN THE GALLEY. THE COFFEEMAKER WAS REPLACED.

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