Service difficulty report · Terminal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
May 28, 2010
Submitted
May 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1664
Aircraft time
29,123 hours, 11,687 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Terminal
Condition
Burned
Location
Coffemaker
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD. ODOR WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING COFFEEMAKERS & AFT CHILLERS OFF. REMOVED & INSPECTED COFFEEMAKERS. FOUND BURNED WIRE TERMINAL AT BOTTOM OF HOT PLATE ON C-M M42. NO DEFECTS WITH BENCH PLUGS OR REMAINING COFFEEMAKERS. ISOLATED C-M M42, RAN OVEN, AFT GALLEY CHILLERS & HOT PLATES FOR OVER 30 MINUTES, NO ELECTRICAL ODOR PRESENT. ALSO REPLACED M42 COFFEEMAKER. OPERATED ALL AFT GALLEY EQUIPMENT. OVEN R42 SEEMED TO FEEL WARMER, EVIDENCE OF SMOKE TRAILING FROM VENT HOLE - FOOD RELATED. DE-ACTIVATED AFT GALLEY OVEN, NO OTHER DEFECTS SEEN OR SMELLED. PERFORMED CIDS STATUS TET: NO DEFECTS. CLEANED OVEN. NO SMELL.

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