SDR AALA990253

Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49454
Part
Oven
Part number
2510000308
Condition
Smoking
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

BOS - FLT 449 - EN ROUTE BOS-MIA, DURING CLIMB-OUT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE STARTED IN BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WORKED FORWARD, THEN SMOKE DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BOTH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED APU AREA FOR OIL LEAKS, ENGINE INLETS AND EXHAUSTS, AND BOTH ENGINE CROSSOVER DUCTS. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS NOTED. CHECKED RECIRCULATION FAN AND FILTERS, CHECKED GALLEY OVENS OPERATION AND FOR RESIDUE. NO FAULTS FOUND, FLIGHT ODOR FROM NR 3 OVEN. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS AND ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURNOUT PER MM. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED NR 3 OVEN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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