What happened
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(-23) On 09/30/2002, 17:25 CDT delta flight 1628, a Boeing B737 was enroute from dfw to ontario, CA. Flight was over Texico, new Mexico at time of incident. White smoke was observed coming from the forward galley area. Flames were not observed, but front of oven was hot. Aircraft diverted to lubbock, TX. And landed without incident. Onsite investigation of the aircraft at lbb found no evidence of fire, but strong smoke smell in the forward galley area, back of galley showed evidence of heat when examined by fire department infrared sensor. Passengers and crewmembers exited the aircraft through the main entrance door into the terminal area in a routine manner, without incident. Followup: contacted shawn elston, delta maintenance liason, forward galley oven was found to have a faulty circuit board. The circuit breaker to the oven was pulled and the oven was replaced the next day.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09/30/2002, 17:25 CDT DELTA FLIGHT 1628, A BOEING B737 WAS ENROUTE FROM DFW TO ONTARIO, CA. FLIGHT WAS OVER TEXICO, NEW MEXICO AT TIME OF INCIDENT. WHITE SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY AREA. FLAMES WERE NOT OBSERVED, BUT FRONT OF OVEN WAS HOT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LUBBOCK, TX. AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONSITE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT LBB FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, BUT STRONG SMOKE SMELL IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AREA, BACK OF GALLEY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HEAT WHEN EXAMINED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT INFRARED SENSOR. PASSENGERS AND CREWMEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR INTO THE TERMINAL AREA IN A ROUTINE MANNER, WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOWUP: CONTACTED SHAWN ELSTON, DELTA MAINTENANCE LIASON, FORWARD GALLEY OVEN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE OVEN WAS PULLED AND THE OVEN WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY.
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