Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 11, 2005
Submitted
January 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

DFW - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF SMOKE CAME THROUGH BOTTOM OF COCKPIT DOOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT AT 135,000 WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND FIRST CLASS OVEN NUMBER 212 POSITION SMOKING. CLEANED AND REMOVED GREASE FROM OVEN. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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