SDR SB05053

Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
April 28, 2005
Submitted
May 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23987
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

PIT FL 591 - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE AFT GALLEY THAT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT. ON DESCENT, CREW NOTED THAT THE SMOKE ABATED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH AFT GALLEY COFFEE MAKERS, WHICH WERE REPORTED TO BE CAKED WITH A BUILD-UP OF DRIED COFFEE.