Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 6, 2014
Submitted
August 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
73,630 hours, 12,726 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Oven
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE CAPTAIN REPORTED AFT GALLEY OVEN R53 EXHIBITED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING & POSSIBLE FLAMES ISSUING FROM THE OVEN. OVEN WAS SHUTDOWN. ACFT DIVERTED FOR THIS. INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 05-5 1-50. NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING AREA OR WIRING. CEILING PANELS REMOVED & AREAS INSPECTED, NO DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED OVEN, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.