Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 26, 2019
Submitted
August 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605735
Aircraft time
10,374 hours, 7,940 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT OF 12,000 FEET, WE TURNED OFF THE APU. IMMEDIATELY HAD A BURNING ODOR. SHUT OFF COFFEE POT AS WELL. INVESTIGATED THE CABIN, SLIGHT SMELL. RETURNED TO COCKPIT, ODOR COMPLETELY DISSIPATED . 19600 FEET. RAN AIRCRAFT WITH BOTH ENGINES BLEED AIR AND APU BLEED AIR ON, NO SMOKE OKDOR NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 21-51-00.CHECKED THE COFFEE POT. FOUND THE COFFEE INSIDE WAS VERY THICK AND SMELLED BURNED. REMOVED THE COFFEE POT AND CLEANED IT. REINSTALLED THE COFFEE POT BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT. COMPLIED WITH TASK CARD TC-5XL-21-120902M, ECU DUCT BURN OUT. RAN THE ENGINES AND APU. NO SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED.

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