Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 20, 2004
Submitted
May 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23080
Aircraft time
57,620 hours, 43,449 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
5374AD
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT AFT CABIN ATTENDANTS NOTICE ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. SHORTLY AFTER SMELL STARTED SMOKE DETECTOR IN AFT LAV STARTED TO SOUND. THE C/B FOR THE AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER POPPED AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. THE AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR CONTINUED TO SOUND AND THE F/A DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE FLIGHT THEN DIVERTED TO BNA IT WAS SCHEDULED LIT-ATL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER AT FAULT AND REPLACED SAME.