Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
March 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37263
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31583
Aircraft time
36,773 hours, 11,639 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8203110000A
Part serial
97129927
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
30,912 hours, 9,978 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE LEAD F/A CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL IN AFT GALLEY THAT SMELLED LIKE ELEC WIRING OR PLASTIC BURNING. TURNED OFF OVEN AND COFFEEMAKER. RAN QRH. NO SMOKE ONLY SMELL. SMOKE DID NOT DISSIPATE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERT TO ATL. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY IAW 05-51-26-800-801-C1, FOUND NR 1 OVEN BAD. REF LOG 8961218 AND 8961219. OK TO CONTINUE.