Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
September 7, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7295U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21573
Aircraft time
62,126 hours, 35,532 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Oven
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
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

FORWARD GALLEY HAD STRONG SMELL OF BURNING SUBSTANCE. OPENED CARRIER FOR FOOD AND TRAYS WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND CARDBOARD COVERS WERE BURNT. GALLEY POWER TURNED OFF. *S/D* AMIS HISTORY INDICATES GALLEY FOOD CARRIER WAS REPLACED ON 07 SEPT. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. RESPONSIBLE SHOP TEAM LEADER HAS BEEN INFORMED AND IS LOOKING FOR SUSPECT UNIT. IF UNIT WAS TAGGED AND ROUTED, IT COULD HAVE GONE TO EITHER REPAIR SHOPS LOCATED IN SFO OR ORD.