Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7378BK

Difficulty date
January 19, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7378BK
Aircraft time
34,377 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Oven
Part number
8203110000
Condition
Faulty
Location
Galley
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, FLT ATTENDANT EXPERIENCE ELECTRIC ACRID SMELL COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM NR 4 OVEN. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ADVISE, THE BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND THE GALLEY POWER WAS INTERRUPTED. THE ACFT RETURNED SAFELY TO AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVAL INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE NR 4 OVEN UNIT WAS AT FAULT. THE OVEN IS BEING RETURNED TO THE REPAIR FACILITY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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