What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. BOTH FIRST CLASS OVENS SMOKE WHEN HEATED UP. MAINTENANCE FOUND MELTED/BURNED PLASTIC AND TAPE ON OVEN INSERT. REMOVED INSERT AND RAN OVENS THROUGH HEAT CYCLE. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2016
- Submitted
- December 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N665AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1644
- Aircraft time
- 54,240 hours, 20,011 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
- Part
- Oven
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Galley
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.