SDR SIMA981122

Service difficulty report · Elect Plug · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
April 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
269
Part
Elect Plug
Part number
16707
Condition
Burned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

FWA - FLT 4005 - EN ROUTE FROM ORD TO CMH, A SMOKE SMELL WAS DETECTED FROM THE GALLEY BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, BUT ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO FWA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS THE PLUG TO THE COFFEE WARMER IN THE GALLEY. THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED PER MEL ITEM 25-10. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. REPLACED ELECTRICAL RECEPTICAL AND COFFEE JUG AS PRECAUTIONARY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)

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