Service difficulty report · Heater · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 18, 2013
Submitted
September 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4214
Aircraft time
9,361 hours, 9,134 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Coffeemaker
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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 REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA AND CAPTAIN NOTED A FAINT ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE AND ODOR WAS NOT STRONG, BUT NOTICEABLE. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND DEBRIS BURNED ON THE HOT JUG WARMING PADS. MX REMOVED ALL DEBRIS FROM THE PADS AND PERFOMED ALL SYSTEMS CHECKS IAW AMM AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.