What was found
BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN AFT GALLEY. TURNED OFF OVENS & COFFEE MAKERS NO SMOKE. FOUND PLASTIC WRAPPER MELTED IN BACK OF OVEN RACK. REMOVED OVEN HEAT SHIELD, REMOVED DEBRIS & CLEANED, NO ODOR PRESENT.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2016
- Submitted
- February 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N671UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767322
- Aircraft serial
- 30026
- Aircraft time
- 59,697 hours, 13,794 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
- Part
- Oven
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Galley
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.