Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 27, 2005
Submitted
December 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76354
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23592
Aircraft time
52,415 hours, 27,448 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
1676
Condition
None
Location
Fwd Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW OBSERVED SMOKE ENTERING COCKPIT WHILE IN CRUISE. 1ST CLASS OVENS WERE IN USE. FLT ATTENDANT TURNED OFF 1ST CLASS OVENS & SMOKE CEASED. FLT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. VISUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BEHIND OVENS, COFFEEMAKER, & P-6 PANELS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH 1ST CLASS OVENS R & R AS A PRECAUTION IAW MM 25-34-34. OPS CHKS GOOD, NO SMOKE NOTED. PREVIOUS FLT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT/CABIN & SOURCE DETERMINED TO BE A BURNED LOAF OF BREAD WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC BAG INSIDE FWD GALLEY OVEN. TEARDOWN REPORTS FOUND NO FAULT WITH ONE OVEN. SMOKE A RESULT OF BURNING RESIDUE IN OVERHEATED OVEN.