Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
May 6, 2023
Submitted
May 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10784
Aircraft time
4,388 hours, 1,175 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Fire
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT. FORWARD FIRST CLASS GALLEY LEFT HAND #1 OVEN FIRE IN FLIGHT , THE FORWARD GALLEY FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT HAND #1 OVEN PER AMM 25-35-19 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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