Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 21, 2017
Submitted
December 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1100
Aircraft time
32,588 hours, 4,840 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8803050000
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. OVEN OVERTEMPERATURE ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE/FUMES (ACRID SMELL) WITH ELECTRICAL SMELL 6-11. OVER TIME, SMELL WENT AWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION AS REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR REPAIRS. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN AIR TROUBLESHOOTING CARD TO VERIFY WORK PERFORMED IN BGR. ISOLATED ODOR TO AFT GALLEY OVEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED AFT GALLEY OVEN PER AMM 25-35-19 AND ACCOMPLISHED CABIN AIR QUALITY JOB CARD 33L00021001 TO VERIFY OVEN AS THE CAUSE OF SMOKE/FUMES IN CABIN. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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