Service difficulty report · Heating Element · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
September 29, 2009
Submitted
October 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30263
Aircraft time
33,838 hours, 4,613 cycles
Part
Heating Element
Condition
Overheated
Location
Oven
Component
Oven
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
J, F, A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT DFW TO EZE. CREW REPORTED OVEN 9C AT AFT GALLEY WAS SMOKING. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DISCHARGED TWO HALON EXTINGUISHERS AND OPENED THREE PROTECTIVE BREATHING EQUIPMENT (PBE). FOUND DEFECTIVE OVEN HEATER ELEMENT. REPLACED OVEN AND REPLACED EXTINGUISHERS AND PBE.