Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 9, 2015
Submitted
August 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13138
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30351
Aircraft time
59,424 hours, 14,774 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT GALLEY OVEN NR 1 HAD FOREIGN SUBSTANCE LEFT INSIDE OVEN BY PREVIOUS FLIGHT. WHEN OVEN WAS USED, HEAVY SMOKE RESULTED. CB`S WERE PULLED & EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED INTO OVEN. SMOKE SUBSIDED. OVEN 411 REMOVED CONTAMINATED, WITH FOOD, METAL TRAY INSERT. OVEN OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AFTER 10 MINS OPERATION. NO SMOKE & OK TO CONTINUE.