Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 2, 2007
Submitted
July 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30215
Aircraft time
30,882 hours, 4,256 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Oven
Condition
Fumes
Location
Galley
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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO FUMES COMING FROM A BUSINESS CLASS OVEN. [07-27-07] FOUND ODOR TO BE STRONGEST IN MID GALLEY AREA. APPEARED TO BE ACIDY SMELL. WHEN WARMING OVEN W33 WAS OPENED, ODOR BECAME MUCH STRONGER. FOUND PAPER TOWEL AND RESIDUE OF MELTED PLASTIC ALONG WITH ROLL BAGS. REMOVED ALL MATERIAL AND INOPED WARMING OVEN. NO ODOR NOTED AFTER ITEMS REMOVED FROM AC. AFTER FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, REPLACED LEFT HAND GALLEY CEILING LIGHT BALLAST, DR 2 CROSS AISLE