Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 21, 2019
Submitted
November 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0178
Aircraft time
736 hours, 514 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

CABIN ODOR BURNING SMELL - IN CRUISE WE SMELLED A ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE INTERIOR SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SMOKE OR FIRE QRH WAS REVIEWED ON THE DESENT TO THE DIVERTED AIRPORT.///SIGN-OFF///STARTED APU AND TURNED ON INTERIOR MASTER AND LEFT RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS WITH ALL INTERIOR OUTLETS IN USE AND ALL LIGHTS TURNED ON WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. GAINED ACCESS TO INTERIOR 1200VA INVERTOR AND NOTICED INVERTER GETTING HOT DUE TO INTERNAL FANS NOT WORKING. REMOVED FAILED INVERTER P/N: SS120 S/N:2820 AND INSTALLED REPAIRED INVERTER P/N: SS120 S/N:526 IAW CE-680A MM 24-20-20. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. SPOKE WITH THE FLIGHT CREW AND THEY MENTIONED THE ODOR COMING FROM THE AFT PORTION OF THE FORWARD GALLEY. GAINED ACCESS TO CONNECTORS BEHIND THE FORWARD GALLEY AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN POWER CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE. TIGHTENED AND CHECKED THE SECURITY OF ALL OTHER CONNECTORS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTINUED LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR AND FOUND THAT THE COFFEE MAKER HAD A BURNT SMELL WHERE THE CORD CONNECTS TO THE UNIT. REMOVED FAILED KEURIG P/N: K145 S/N: H0825715 AND INSTALLED NEW P/N: K145 S/N:H0811440. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD IAW CE-680A MM 24-20-20. REMOVED DIRTY HEPA FILTER P/N: 9914836-1 S/N: UKNOWN AND INSTALLED NEW FILTER P/N: 9914836-1 S/N: 0381 IAW CE-680A INTERIOR MM 25-20-45. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

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