Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A350941

Difficulty date
March 25, 2026
Submitted
March 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529DN
Make and model
Airbus A350941
Aircraft serial
0735
Aircraft time
3,580 hours, 289 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CR
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

ELECTRICAL ODOR AT 1R, IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF FORWARD GALLEY COFFEE MAKER, OVENS, AND CHILLERS. ODOR DECREASED IMMEDIATELY BUT COULD STILL SMELL IT. SHUT OFF CABIN FANS, SELECTED HI FLOW AND AVIONICS EXTRACT TO INCREASE AIRFLOW AND SHUT OFF GALLEY POWER ODOR FINALLY DISSIPATED INITIALLY BUT CAME BACK ON AND OFF TILL LANDING. SHUT OFF PAX SYSTEM BUT DID NOT HELP, SHUT OFF GALLEY FLOOR HEATING BUT THERE WAS NO HEAT TOUCHING THE FLOOR OR A SMELL DOWN LOW. INSPECTION FOR R1 DOOR (POS 602) AND GALLEY 402 & 403 AND OVERHEAD PANEL. FOUND GALLEY 402 GAIN 1 COFFEE MAKER WIRE CHAFING AND ELEC' SMELL FROM GAIN 3 COFFEE MAKER. CONFIRMED INSIDE OF POS 402 GAIN 1&2&3 AND ACCESS TO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AREA NO ELEC SMELL & BURNING. ONLY SMELLING FROM GAIN 3 COFFEE MAKER. AFTER DEACTIVATED COFFEE MAKER, NO ELEC SMELL. CONFIRMED ALL FPH OPEN LOCKED POSITION PER ER/A 633237-14, REV ORG. OK TO CONT' SVC. (LP# 8506530, 8506533)

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