Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
April 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23515
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
5000387D4
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fwd Galley
Part time
14,775 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 1191 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT-MIA, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SCORCHING SMELL IN THE FORWARD GALLEY APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES BEFORE LANDING AT MIA. OVENS WERE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME. COFFEE MAKER CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE ALL PULLED AND GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF. SMELL DISSIPATED IMMEDIATELY. FLIGHT LANDED AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY BURNING SMELL IN FORWARD GALLEY. REPLACED FORWARD GALLEY NR 1 COFFEE MAKER AS PRECAUTIONARY. (M)