Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 737924

Difficulty date
February 5, 2009
Submitted
February 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79402
Make and model
Boeing 737924
Aircraft serial
30119
Aircraft time
23,717 hours, 9,879 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oven
Part time
23,717 hours, 9,879 cycles
Component
Oven
Component part number
8201110000A
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

STRONG SMOKE SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. SMELL WAS ALSO THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. COMPLIED WITH INITIAL INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS PER M/M 05-51-26-200-801C1. FOUND BAD GASKET ON THE INBOARD FORWARD OVEN IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND INDUCED SMOKE INTO THE OVEN, SMOKE WAS SUCKED RIGHT INTO THE COCKPIT. REPLACED FORWARD GALLEY OVEN PER M/M STD PRACTICES.