Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 19, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1806
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

F/A SMELLED ODOR COMING FROM AFT CABIN DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLY POPCORN, BURNING RUBBER, OF BURNED COFFEE. POSSIBLY COMING FROM HIGHER IN THE CABIN PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831A. IDENTIFIED THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ODOR TO BE COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER WITH DRIED COFFEE RESIDUE ON THE HOT PLATE. CLEAN ENTIRE AREA AND PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER.

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