Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 1, 2008
Submitted
May 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49271
Aircraft time
69,461 hours
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

STL INFLIGHT T311/274 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE EVIDENCE. TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND CABIN LIGHTS. SMOKE WAS LOCALIZED TO FORWARD GALLEY AND FORWARD SECTION OF FIRST CLASS. SMOKE DISSIPATED DURING APPROACH. RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT OUT OF SERVICE FOR EVALUATION. REMOVED LARGE AMOUNT OF BURNED FOOD FROM UNDER OVEN INTERIOR. REPLACED OVEN ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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