Service difficulty report · Oven · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
May 2, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
32,767 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Part
Oven
Part number
8201170000
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) OCM ADVISED MOC THAT FLT WAS DIVERTING DUE TO SMOKE/BURNING ODOR IN AFT GALLEY/CABIN. OVEN OPERATED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED. MAINT OPENED OVEN COMPARTMENT DOOR AND THE SMELL WASN`T VERY STRONG. MAINT REMOVED OVEN CONTROLLER (ABOVE OVEN) WHICH EXPOSES ALL OF THE OVEN ELECTRONICS AND CIRCUITRY AND THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME SMELL THEY ENCOUNTERED IN FLIGHT. THE OVEN WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DEFERRED. CB WAS COLLARED AND DEACTIVATED TO ENSURE THE OVEN COULD NOT BE USED INADVERTENTLY. FLT CREW DE-ACTIVATED DVDR CB FOR DATA PRESERVATION. (TC# 20190502012)