Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
December 27, 2007
Submitted
December 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13138
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30351
Aircraft time
29,218 hours, 9,121 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
72067752
Part serial
00164
Condition
Overheated
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
49,869 hours, 14,101 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS ACTIVATED. NO FLAME WAS NOTICED, BUT THE A/C DID HAVE A SMOKE (ELECTRICAL) SMELL. DIVERTED TO LAS. PER F/A WORKING AFT GALLEY, WHEN DOOR TO NR 1 OVEN OPENED SMOKE CAME OUT AND AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTION WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY. REMOVED NR 1 OVEN, INSPECTED WIRING, NO FAULTS FOUND. PULLED AND COLLARD NR 1 OVEN C/B AND PLACARD INOP. INSPECTED LAV PRECAUTIONARY NO FAULTS NOTED. OVEN HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.