Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
March 23, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12109
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27299
Aircraft time
22,166 hours, 5,503 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
72067752
Part serial
0095
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Galley
Part time
22,954 hours, 7,915 cycles
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

SMOKE APPEARED IN THE AFT CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SDQ. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE NR 3 OVEN IN AFT GALLEY WAS PULLED AND THE SMOKE CEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SDQ WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 OVEN AT FAULT. THE OVEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OVEN OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.