Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
July 26, 2009
Submitted
July 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000011
Aircraft time
10,103 hours, 6,141 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
4110001137
Part serial
6041
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fwd Galley
Part time
19,526 hours, 7,942 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 1761, FLL-SJU, AIR RETURN TO FLL DUE SMOKE FROM FWD GALLEY, RT COFFEE POT SHORTED. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BURNT WIRE NEXT TO WATER HEATER RT COFFEEMAKER. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH COFFEEMAKERS, LT REMOVED COFFEEMAKER PRECAUTIONARY PER AMM 25-37-03, OPS CHECK NORMAL. ALSO PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF SURROUNDING AREAS WITHIN THE COMPARTMENT HOUSING THE COFFEEMAKERS AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE RELATING TO ARCING OR BURNING NOTED. ALL A/C SIDE WIRING, INSULATION, CONNECTORS AND TERMINALS APPEAR SERVICEABLE AT THIS TIME. AS A PRECAUTION, ALSO PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKERS AND ADJACENT AREAS, ALL OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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