SDR 9604095532

Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24263
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, E, F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB WHILE PREPARING MEALS, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM AFT GALLEY LT OVEN. FIRE BOTTLE WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH SMOKE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO DTW, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON AIRCRAFT COMING TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY, CREW INITIATED AN EMERG EVAC ENGINES AND APU WERE SHUTDOWN PER EMERG PROC AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS DISCHARGED. AFTER FIRE DEP, RELEASED AIRCRAFT, MAINT BEGAN INVESTIGATION. SMOKE WAS DUE TO HAMBURGER GREASE DURING MEAL PREPARATION. REPLACED AFT GALLEY OVENS AND CONTROLLERS. DURING EMERGENCY EVACUATION, DOORS 1R, 2L AND 4R DID NOT DEPLOY, INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.