Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 17, 2015
Submitted
August 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27807
Aircraft time
67,651 hours, 24,618 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
1002E11A00000
Condition
Defective
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
G, H, F, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 750 EN-ROUTE, DURING CLIMB, AT APPROX FL 290, BOTH PILOTS SMELLED A FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS NOTICED IN THE FWD GALLEY NR 1 OVEN, AN INFLIGHT FIRE WITH AN ELEC SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN & FLIGHT DECK. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE OVEN. THE FWD FLIGHT ATTENDANT DONNED A PBE SMOKE HOOD & USED A PORTABLE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED TO FIELD. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. R & R NR 1 & 2 FWD GALLEY OVENS IAW CMM 25-00-14. INSPECTED OVEN CONNECTOR FOR BURNS. NO BURNS NOTED ON THE PLUGS. OVENS OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. THE BREAKERS DID NOT POP, FIRE WAS INSIDE THE OVENS. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING CABIN AIR QUALITY JC 19L00021001. R & R PBE IAW AMM 25-60-00 & FIRE EXTINGUISHER IAW AMM 25-60-00.

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