Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
February 28, 2002
Submitted
March 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59302
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23353
Aircraft time
52,045 hours, 26,799 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8103060000
Part serial
86030733
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

A STRONG TOXIC ODOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MSY TO EWR. THE CABIN CREW AND PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF THE ODOR. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO ATL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT A RELAY WITHIN THE AFT GALLEY NR 1 OVEN HAD MELTED WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOXIC ODOR. THE OVEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE OVEN AND CONTROLLER WILL BE SHIPPED TO ENGINEERING FOR ANALYSIS.