Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
March 20, 2014
Submitted
March 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30543
Aircraft time
47,173 hours, 21,181 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8609070000
Part serial
00070807
Condition
Overheated
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
44,987 hours, 19,900 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

AFT GALLEY OVEN NR 2 OVERHEATED EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. IT WAS GLOWING RED INSIDE IN THE SIDE PANELS. VERY LITTLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE OVEN DOOR WAS OPENED BUT THERE WAS INTENSE HEAT. THE FOOD IN THE OVEN TRAY WAS NOT GETTING BURNED. HALON EXTINGUSHER WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE OVEN. OVEN DOOR WAS THEN CLOSED AND REMAINED CLOSED. ALL AFT GALLEY CIRCUIT BREAKER WERE PULLED AS SOON AS THE OVERHEAT WAS DETECTED AND BEFORE THE HALON WAS DISCHARGED. OVEN AND TFS SURROUNDING BINS WERE REPORTED TO REMAIN VERY HOT. ACFT GROUNDED. DIVERSION TIME: 28 MINUTES. INSTALLED NEW OVEN IAW REF 25-30-01MM AFT GALLEY DOUBLE OVEN CKS NORMAL. OPS CKD NORMAL FOR .5 HR.