Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 31, 2019
Submitted
September 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31219
Aircraft time
13,687 hours, 5,501 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8609010000
Part serial
01020896
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 GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS STRONG MUSTY/ACRID ODOR IN CLIMB OUT. DISSIPATED ON ITS OWN, BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE REPORTS ODOR/FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING ACCOMPLISHED IAW JOB CARD 05-96-70. SOURCE OF ODOR DETERMINED TO BE FROM FORWARD GALLEY OVEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD GALLEY OVEN IAW AMM 25-32-02.