Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
August 10, 2000
Submitted
August 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57016
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
28679
Aircraft time
1,376 hours, 167 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
SOL106
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TOXIC FUMES STARTED COMING FROM GALLEY OVENS WHEN HEATING OF MEALS WAS BEGUN WHILE IN CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FUMES WERE CAUSED BY AN OVEN CLEANING AGENT. THE CARRIERS WERE REMOVED FROM ALL OVENS. THE OVENS WERE CLEANED WITH ALCOHOL AND WIPED DRY. ALL OVENS WERE OPERATED AT HIGH TEMP FOR 30 MINUTES AND NO ODORS WERE NOTED.