Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
September 13, 2009
Submitted
September 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25104
Aircraft time
54,478 hours, 30,842 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8803020000
Part serial
91110633
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Galley
Part time
54,789 hours, 30,783 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

FLT ATTENDANTTS REPORTED AFT GALLEY OVEN 4 13 (BIG OVEN) BEGAN SMOKING APPROX 2 MINS AFTER APPLYING POWER. TURNED OVEN OFF. OVEN DOOR CONTINUED TO GET HOTTER. SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. SMOKE COMING OUT OF VENTS ABOVE OVEN. COULD NOT PULL CB'S IN AFT GALLEY. SECURED POWER VIA FLT DECK GALLEY POWER SWITCH. OVEN DOOR CONTINUED TO GET HOTTER. ACCOMPLISHED QRH FOR SMOKE/FUMES IN CABIN. DIVERTED TO YVR. F/A'S WERE ABLE TO PULL AFT GALLEY C/B'S AFTER FLT. DECK GALLEY POWER SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. ACCOMP GVI ON AFT GALLEY NR 1 OVEN C/B 1 PER MM 20 60 01. ALL CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED AFT GALLEY OVEN 4 13 PER MM 25 32 01 PB 401. OPS CHECK GOOD. C/B AFT GALLEY NR 1 OVEN RESET.

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