Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
January 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21873
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN FWD GALLEY AREA. SMELL APPEARED TO DISSIPATE WHEN UTILITY BUSES WERE TURNED OFF. DIVERTED TO SLC. *S/D* AIRCRAFT WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. MECHANIC WRITE-UP FOLLOWS: CK'D P31,P33,P36,P37 PNLS AND WIRING, RECIRCULATION FANS, ALL OVENS, CHILLERS, LIGHTS, HOT PLATES. RAN ENTERTAINMENT SYS, NO ODORS NOTED. RAN ENGS AT PWR IN GRD AND FLT MODES, FULL ELEC LOAD WITH PACKS, NO ODORS NOTED. INSPECTED AREA FWD OF P33 PNL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMOKE OR ODOR. FLEET ENGINEERING SUSPECTS PLASTIC OR OTHER ITEM WAS DRAWN-UP AGAINST OVEN RECIRCULATION FAN INLET CAUSING THE BURNT SMELL.