Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
233
Aircraft time
28,300 hours, 32,369 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
38512
Condition
Shorted
Location
Coffee Maker
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

STRONG BURNING SMELL NEAR GALLEY. FA INFORMED CA OF BURNING SMELL 20 MIN PRIOR TO NORMAL IN GALLEY. CA INFORMED FA TO TURN OFF HOT JUGS. FA 5 MIN LATER SAID SMELL DECEASED CA AND FO DID NOT SMELL UNTIL AFTER LANDING , DURING TAXI. STRONG BANGLITE ODOR NOTED AFTER COCKPIT DOOR WAS OPENED. T/S TO LOOSE CONNECTION TO AFT HOT JUG 4-8-07. FOUND LIFT COFFEE JUG RECEPTACLE SHORTING OUT CAUSING BURNING SMELL IN CABIN REMOVE COFFEE JUG AND DEFERRED IAW MEL 25-60- 5-01 CAT C ID# 24885. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT HOT JUG AIRFRAME SIDE RECEPTACLE AND INSTALLED REPAIRED HOT JUG PER SAAB CMM 25-31-54, OPS CHECK NORMAL, P/N 38-51-2 (RECEPTACLE) P/N DLH1009-003.

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