Service difficulty report · Coffee Maker · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25061
Part
Coffee Maker
Condition
Shorted
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 330, 2.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT RIGHT AC BUS AND RIGHT BUS TIE ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS ASSOCIATED EICAS MESSAGES. AFTER RESETTING RIGHT GENERATOR, THE RIGHT AC BUS WAS RESTORED BUT THE ISLN LIGHT REMAINED ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SPARKS COMING FROM AFT GALLERY CONTROL PANEL ON RIGHT SIDE. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REMOVED POWER FROM GALLEY AND FLIGHT CREW REMOVED POWER FROM UTILITY BUSSES. REPLACED COFFEE MAKER.