Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737248C

Difficulty date
May 6, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737248C
Aircraft time
61,477 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Oven
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

(CAN) DEPARTING, DURING CLIMB, SMOKE/HAZE WAS OBSERVED EMINATING FROM THE AFT CABIN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE, LANDING WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CONTENTS OF A GALLEY OVEN. THE AFT SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED.