Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35202
Aircraft time
479 hours, 154 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8609070000
Part serial
99020641
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Part time
39,617 hours, 15,421 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ACRID IRRITATING ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM FORWARD GALLEY OVEN AREA. CONFIRMED BY CAPTAIN AND CHECK AIRMAN. TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND PULLED C/B FOR OUTBOARD OVEN (INBOARD OVEN C/B ALREADY OPEN PER MEL). FUMES RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES THEN CEASED. CREW WAS DEBRIEFED AFTER FLIGHT. CONFIRMED SMELL WAS COMING FROM FWD GALLEY AREA AND OVEN. GALLEY POWER WAS OFF AND LT AND RT OVEN C/BS WERE PULLED. CAPT STATED THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD USED THE RT (INBD) OVEN TO KEEP FOOD WARM. DIVERSION TIME 78 MINUTES. UPON INITIAL INSP OF OVEN FOUND INOP TAMPER SEAL ON DOOR HANDLE OF RT OVEN BROKEN. FURTHER INSP OF THE INTERIOR OF RT OVEN REVEALED THAT THE OVEN AND THE FAN WERE WARM TO THE TOUCH. ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS ALSO STRONGLY NOTICED ON THE RT SIDE OF OVEN UNIT. INSPECTED WIRING/ CONNECTOR / PINS ON A/C SIDE AND OVEN SIDE FOR DAMAGE NONE NOTED. INSPECTED BACKSIDE AND BOTTOM OF OVEN FOR DAMAGE NONE NOTED. OPENED OVEN C/B PANEL INSPECTED WIRING AND CONNECTIONS NO DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED FWD DOUBLE OVEN REF MM 25 32 01. FWD OVEN OPS CHECK OK. NO ODORS.