Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27113
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Oven
Condition
Smoking
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

RIGHT HAND MID-GALLEY OVEN FIRE. EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH HALON EXTINGUISHER. ISOLATED ELECTRICAL SUPPLY BY TURNING-OFF LEFT UTILITY BUS. *S/D* AIRCRAFT CONNECTORS AND WIRING WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. A NEW OVEN WAS INSTALLED AND OP CHECKED GOOD. THE REMOVED OVEN WAS INSPECTED BY THE HOME SHOP IN SFO AND FOUND TO HAVE PLASTIC DEBRIS MELTED ON AND ABOVE THE BAFFLE AND ON THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE UPPER AREA OF THE OVEN. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT A PLASTIC BAG LEFT ON THE OVEN INSERT WAS DRAWN INTO THE OVEN HEATING AREA. OVEN INSERT PACKAGING, TRANSPORT AND LOADING PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED WITH UA CATERERS PER A SAFETY ALERT METER DTD 12/28/98.