Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 29, 2008
Submitted
April 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53470
Aircraft time
33,323 hours
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

EWR INFLIGHT T1905/29MAR - DURING CLIMB FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED OUTBOARD GALLEY OVEN SMOKING AND OVERHEATING. RETURNED TO EWR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND PLASTIC WRAP MELTED ON RACK IN OVEN. REMOVED OVEN RACK AND COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PLACARDED OVEN. REPLACED OUTBOARD GALLEY OVEN AT DFW. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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