Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
April 25, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55134
Aircraft time
37,684 hours, 25,489 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
DE
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

WHILE AT 14,000' IN DESCENT, FLIGHT CREW NOTED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRICAL ODOR. WE HAD NO FURTHER INDICATIONS OF THE ISSUE AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR COMING FROM GALLEY G1 OVEN. R & R F/C GALLEY OVEN IAW AMM 25-34. ALSO, FOUND COFFEEMAKER NR 2 HAVING A VERY STRONG BURNED ODOR. R & R NR 2 COFFEEMAKER IN G1 GALLEY, FWD RT TOP, IAW AMM 25-36. ALSO CHECKED E/E, FLIGHT COMPARTMENT AND F/C CABIN. NO OTHER INDICATIONS FOUND. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. LP 7336236.

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