Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
September 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26668
Aircraft time
34,082 hours, 21,540 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Oven
Condition
Contaminated
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

GALLEY OVEN INOPERATIVE AT FWD CAB, FWD RT GAL HAD ISOLATED SMOKE OVERHEAT IN OVEN, CB PULLED. NO ADDITONAL PROBLEM. PLASTIC MATERIAL WAS INGESTED INTO THE FAN AREA THAT MIGRATED TO THE OVEN HEATER ELEMENTS, POSSIBLY CAUSING MINOR IGNITION OF THE FLAMMABLE PLASTIC MATE