Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25331
Aircraft time
32,543 hours, 15,680 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
811150417
Part serial
83
Condition
Failed
Location
Coffeemaker
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE SMOKE/ELECTRICAL ODORS FILLED MID CABIN. FLT DIVERTED INTO LNK ENROUTE TO DEN. FOUND MID GALLEY COFFEE MAKER TO BE SOURCE OF SMOKE. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE HEATER COIL TO THE HOT PLATE FAILED ALLOWING THE COIL TO DROP INTO THE DRIP PAN. THE PLASTIC PEICE FROM THE BROKEN BRACKET CLOGGED THE DRIP PAN DRAIN WHICH FILLED WITH COFFEE RESIDUE AND STARTED TO BURN OFF WHEN THE COFFEE MAKER WAS USED. REMOVED COFFEE MAKER AND COLLARED C/B IN GALLEY. A/C WAS RTS 2045C/23.