Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 3, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1475
Aircraft time
32,763 hours, 14,355 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
3510003201U2
Part serial
542
Condition
Faulty
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

ELEC SMELL IN GALLEY, FLIGHT DIVERTED. INVESTIGATED AFT GALLEY, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE RELATED TO OVENS, ELECTRICAL PANELS, LIGHT PANELS AND LIGHT FIXTURES. DID FIND EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ARCING BEHIND COFFEEMAKERS IN AFT GALLEY. ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED AFT COFFEEMAKERS PER MEL 2522AK. REPLACED COFFEMAKERS.

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