Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
June 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23556
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
5000387D4
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Part time
15,625 hours
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

PHL - FLT 990 - EN ROUTE FROM GSO TO LGA AT FL 240, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN FWD GALLEY. HAZE PRESENT IN FWD ACFT WITH SMELL OF ELEC SMOKE. SMELL STRONGEST IN 1ST CLASS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE, CREW TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND ISOLATED BUSSES. SMOKE CLEARED SOMEWHAT, CREW DECLARED EMERG, DIVERTED TO PHL. FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT CHECKED ACM, RAN APU, DROPPED O/H CEILING PANELS, ALL 1ST CLASS PSU PANELS. REMOVED COFFEE MAKER C/B WORK LIGHT PANEL. FND NR 2 COFFEE MAKER IN FWD GALLEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AT BRIM OF POT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 COFFEE MAKER. CLEANED BENEATH COFFEE MAKERS AND WARMER AREAS. CHECKED OVEN TIMER. NO SMELL OR ODORS NOTED. (X)