Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 29, 2012
Submitted
October 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49542
Aircraft time
64,413 hours, 50,482 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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 F/A REPORTED A BURNING WIRE ODOR IN THE GALLEY. THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE GALLEY POWER WAS SECURED. THE SMELL STOPPED ONCE THE POWER WAS TURNED OFF. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FLAME WAS EVER SEEN. MX FOUND THE LOWER COFFEEMAKER IN THE FWD GALLEY INOPERATIVE WITH ITS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND REPLACED IT.

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