Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
May 30, 2004
Submitted
June 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14121
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27563
Aircraft time
25,005 hours, 8,087 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
72067002
Part serial
0958
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd Galley
Part time
20,264 hours, 5,845 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

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S REPORTED SMOKE AROUND THE FORWARD GALLEY APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A SMOKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FORWARD GALLEY INBOARD OVEN GOT MUCH HOTTER THAN THE OTHERS. THE OVEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.