Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
February 28, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23186
Aircraft time
47,630 hours, 37,089 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Coffeemaker
Component
Coffeemaker
Component part number
5374AD
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED EGG ODOR WHICH DEVELOPED INTO AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. ENGINES WERE OFF AND APU RUNNING WITH PACKS ON. FOUND ODOR EMINATING FROM AFT GALLEY COFFEE DISPENSER. REPLACED AND OPERATED BOTH DISPENSERS. FOUND NR 2 DISPENSER CONNECTOR SHORTED, NR 1 CHECKS OK. CAPPED CONNECTOR AND PULLED C/B FOR NR 2 DISPENSER, NEED CONNECTOR P/N 253204211 AND POTTING COMPOUND 033201107. WDM REF 25-31-94 FWD NR 2 DISPENSER TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 25-00-10A.