Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 21, 2024
Submitted
January 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29518
Aircraft time
64,846 hours, 26,751 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Fire
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: FIRE IN THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN CAUSED SMOKE AND FUMES IN AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY AT IAH WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 08L00021001. FIRE WAS INSIDE OVEN. NO DAMAGE EXTERNALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 2 OVEN. PER AMM 25-32-03. CHECKS NORMAL.