Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 18, 2015
Submitted
December 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1123
Aircraft time
62,498 hours, 23,347 cycles
Part
Coffeemaker
Part number
4110001137
Part serial
243161411
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Part time
30,309 hours, 10,705 cycles
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

ACFT DIVERTED. ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO COFFEEMAKERS WITH NO EFFECT. NOTED ODOR AT AFT GALLEY CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL SO SECURED GALLEY/CABIN POWER FROM FLIGHT DECK. ODOR DISSIPATED. ELECTRICAL ODOR INSPECTION PERFORMED. DURING COFFEEMAKER TEST, FOUND MACHINE WITH SN 243161411, WARMER PLATE WIRING AREA WITH STRONG BURNING ODOR. REPLACED BOTH AFT COFFEEMAKERS. NO ODOR WITH NEW MACHINES.

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