Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543EA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10323
Aircraft time
5,034 hours, 3,160 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
451044UG00
Part serial
428436101
Condition
Faulty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3661 EN ROUTE TO LAX FA REPORTED AN ODD ODOR IN THE CABIN. CAPT NOTICED THE ODOR. INSTRUCTED FA TO ADVISE HIM IF THE ODOR CHANGED OR INTENSIFIED. FA CALLED BACK AND ADVISE THAT THE ODOR WAS STRONGER AROUND ROW 10. FA QUESTIONED SOME PAX AND CHECKED THE OVERHEAD BINS. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED. COMPLETED ALL RELEVANT CHECKLISTS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ELP. REQUESTED CFR TO STANDBY. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NO ELECTRICAL ODORS WERE NOTED. DURING INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 2 COFFEEMAKER TO BE BAD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL IN OVERHEAD ROW 10. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT ONLY. FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT CHECK WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. REMOVED AND REPLA