Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 18, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23047
Aircraft time
47,422 hours, 38,679 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Burned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON T/O, STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE/ELECTRICAL/SULFUR. RETURN TO LAND MCO OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 200 FPM, LANDING WEIGHT 112.8. REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. BOTH CLEAN, NO ODOR. PULLED FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, NO SMELL. OPENED C/B PANELS, NO SMELLS. FOUND BURNT COFFEE IN FWD COFFEEMAKER, STILL ON. REPLACED FORWARD COFFE MAKER AND CLEANED AREA. OPERATED ALL COCKPIT LIGHTING, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMELL.