Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
May 26, 2005
Submitted
May 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14654
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28915
Aircraft time
19,573 hours, 10,210 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8203110000A
Part serial
97119813
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
19,573 hours, 10,210 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE AFT GALLEY AND AN ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL ODOR WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO MSP. WHEN THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND OVEN CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED THE SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO OKC WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 1 AFT GALLEY OVEN HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. THE OVEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD IAW MM 25-00-00. IN ADDITION, THE RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 21-21-23.