Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 23, 2013
Submitted
October 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49644
Aircraft time
66,790 hours, 50,741 cycles
Part
Feeder Cable
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AFTER TAKEOFF, DUE TO A SMOKING COFFEEMAKER IN L1 GALLEY. F/A SAW SMOKE, & NOTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, DISCHARGED TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SMOKE DISSIPATED. ALL GALLEY CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN OVERHEATED SWITCH, S3-23, AT LUG AND ALSO AN OVERHEATED APU FEEDER WIRE AT THE CONNECTION BLOCK. TERMINAL STRIP, GROUND SERVICE RELAY, AND APU BREAKER WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH A SEVEN FOOT SECTION OF WIRE. NR 2 COFFEEMAKER REPLACED.

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