Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 31, 2016
Submitted
April 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1011
Aircraft time
28,479 hours, 4,030 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AFTER ENG START SMELLED CHEMICAL, LIKE CHLORINE, SMELL THROUGH A/C. SMELL WENT AWAY ON TAXI OUT & CAME BACK ON CLIMB OUT, THEN WENT AWAY AGAIN. FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED BURNING SENSATIONS & SORENESS IN THE NOSE & THROATS, NAUSEA & HEADACHES. COMPLETED CABIN AIR QUALITY CARD 33LOOO21001. FOUND WATER SYS WITH CHLORINE SMELL. CIRCULATED WATER SYS & FOUND OK FOR SERVICE. FOUND THAT THE NR 1 OVEN IN RT AFT GALLEY HAS CHEMICAL SMELL & REPLACED IT IAW AMM 25-35-19. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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