Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
October 22, 2005
Submitted
October 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37615
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27328
Aircraft time
31,800 hours, 16,893 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
72067002
Part serial
0294
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fwd Galley
Part time
27,833 hours, 9,685 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE AND A BURNING METALLIC ODOR CAME FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY 205 OVEN. THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE CEASED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THE OVEN WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.