Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 28, 2016
Submitted
December 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
64,028 hours, 46,152 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

ENROUTE, DIVERTED DUE TO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTING AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FORWARD GALLEY COFFEEMAKER HOT PLATE WAS BURNING COFFEE AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE COFFEE MAKER WAS DEFERRED PER NEF (LP# 9480325) AND A FULL DUCT BURNOUT WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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