Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 21, 2009
Submitted
December 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25021
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
5000387D4
Condition
Leaking
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

SAV - DURING CRUISE AT FL280, EN ROUTE FROM DCA TO FLL, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A BURNING WIRE SMELL COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY AREA. SMELL WAS GETTING STRONGER. GALLEY POWER WAS REMOVED AND BUS TRANSFER WAS PLACED TO OFF PER QRH. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SAV. EN ROUTE TO SAV, BURNING WIRE SMELL DECREASED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AFT GALLEY WIRING, AFT LAVATORIES AND AFT OVERHEAD. CHECKS NORMAL. OPERATED GALLEY POWER AND AFT COFFEEMAKERS. FOUND AFT OUTBOARD COFFEEMAKER LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTBOARD COFFEEMAKER. OPERATED AIRCRAFT POWER AND GALLEY POWER OVERNIGHT. NO BURNING SMELL NOTED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE PER MM 24-22-00-2.

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