Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 3, 2022
Submitted
September 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343RY
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
44467
Aircraft time
5,108 hours, 1,905 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
820161000001
Condition
Smoke
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: WHILE OVEN WAS IN USE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED SMOKE AND OBSERVED THE BACK WAS GLOWING WITH HEAT. OVEN WAS TURNED OFF AND MONITORED TILL LANDING. SMOKE AND GLOWING DISSIPATED BEFORE LANDING. FORWARD RIGHT OVEN REQUIRES CLEANING AND VERIFY PROPER OPERATION OF THE FAN. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVEN NUMBER 1 AS PER AMM 25-32-03.