Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
October 22, 2021
Submitted
October 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3058J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55113
Aircraft time
456 hours, 160 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
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

FLT 2033, BOS-IAH. CB FOR AFT GALLEY HTR 3 AND AFT GALLEY HTR 2 TRIPED IN FLIGHT AT 2020 UTC AFT CREW MEMBER REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL/ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 3-4 MINUTES ( GALLEY FAN (GFAN) AFT GALLEY ); PERFORMED UNUSUAL OF SMOKE OR FUMES OCCURRENCE FIP J21-22-00 CB'S AFT GALLEY HTR 2 + HTR 3 WERE FOUND POP OUT IN EICAS. THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF ELECTICAL SMELL. AFT GALLEY FAN + AFT GALLEY HEATERS WERE DEACTIVATED, LOCKED OUT AND PLACED ON MEL 21-23-64 B CAT C MX4 UPDATED PLACARD INSTALLED MCC ENRIQUE NOTIFIED (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO FOLLOW)

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