Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 29, 2016
Submitted
March 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32399
Aircraft time
45,285 hours, 12,838 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, WHILE USING THE OVENS, A GRAY SMOKE ALONG WITH A STRONG, ACRID ODOR BECAME PRESENT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TURNED OFF THE OVENS & THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CLEANED OVENS. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 25-31-00. THE ACFT WAS NOT GNDED.