Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
June 24, 2001
Submitted
June 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23567
Part
Oven
Part number
800132000A
Part serial
87095047
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

MCO- SMOKE IN FWD GALLEY - FLT 561 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO MCO THE OUTBOARD OVEN IN GALLEY GIB STARTED SMOKING. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TURNED THE OVEN OFF AND PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED THE GALLEY HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND STOOD BY TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS NOT USED HOWEVER CREW DID BREAK THE TAMPER PROOF SEAL. AFTER TURNING THE OVEN OFF AND PULLING THE C/B THE OVEN QUIT SMOKING. IN MCO MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE GALLEY AND DETERMINED THE OTHER OVENS IN OPERATIONAL STATUS. THE OUTBOARD OVEN WAS PLACED ON MEL 25-20-01, COND 1. THE TAMPER PROOF SEAL WAS REPLACED ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IN PHX THE NEXT DAY MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE OVEN AND FURTHER INSPECTED.

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