Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 18, 2026
Submitted
July 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N141NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6656
Aircraft time
34,016 hours, 13,400 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE FORWARD GALLEY HAD A SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AND BELIEVED IT IS POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARD GALLEY OVEN USE BECAUSE THE SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN OVENS WERE TURNED OFF. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE GALLEY WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL AND THAT IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TEMPERATURE AND LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL BEING INOPERATIVE WHICH THE LIGHTS FULL BRIGHT. THE GALLEY COOLED AND SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER OVENS WERE TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POSITION 2 OVEN PER AMM 25-35-19 AND REPLACED BURNT FOOD TRAYS FOR POSITION 1 OVEN.

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