Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 5, 2025
Submitted
January 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6897
Aircraft time
30,287 hours, 13,380 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
451021UF00
Part serial
T1072364402
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Part time
1,981 hours, 909 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

BURNING SMELL IN FORWARD GALLEY WHEN COFFEE MAKER TURNED ON.-REF. TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A AND 05-50-00-810-831-A. FOUND NO DAMAGE TO ELEC. CIRCUITS IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A STEP 4(B). FOUND CAUSE OF ODOR TO BE TYPE 10 ON DECISION TABLE IAW TSM 05-50-00810-831-A STEP 3 SUBTASK C. ODOR ISOLATED TO FWD COFFEE MAKER. R/R FWD COFFEE MAKER IAW AMM 25-35-15. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NK857 WHILE ENROUTE IS AIR RETURNING BACK TO ORD DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SMOKE AND SMELL IN FWD GALLEY. ORD OPS IS AWARE ONCE BACK AT GATE MX WILL INVESTIGATE EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED BY CREW. FAS HAVE NOTED HEAT NEAR COFFEE MAKER IN FWD GALLEY. MX HAS FOUND THE ISSUE AND CURRENTLY PERFORMING TESTS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO FURTHER ISSUES. MX EXPECTS THIS TO BE FINISHED WITHIN TWO HOURS. MX HAS FINISHED TROUBLE SHOOTING AND CLEARED THE A/C FOR FLIGHTS.

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