Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
August 13, 2025
Submitted
August 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29961
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
37811
Aircraft time
45,656 hours, 4,331 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
4323200916600
Part serial
N11020871010110
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CR
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

FA`S IN AFT GALLEY REPORTED STRONG PLASTIC OR ELECTRICAL ODOR. WENT AWAY. CONFIRMED ELICTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. FLT CREW STATED: APPROX 2.5 HRS INTO FLT AT AIRSPEED .86 MACH & AN ALTITUDE OF 37000 FT. EXPERIENCED A STRONG BURNING ODOR & HAZE BETWEEN DOORS 3 & 4. ODOR SPREAD THROUGHOUT CABIN, TURNED OFF IFE & POWER TO AFT GALLEY. ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT UPON ARRIVAL. PERFORMED SMOKE / FUMES IN CABIN, FAULT ISOLATION IAW FIM 21-20-F5-72A-421A-A. AFTER HAVING CACS & RECIRC FANS OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR OR HAZE, SUSPECTS REPAIR FROM STEP 5 OF EC/RA 2125-01204 AS SOURCE OF ODOR. THE RECIRC FAN HAD BEEN REPLACED, & DUE TO HISTORY, A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE IFE, GALLEY, AIR CONDITIONING SYS IS REQUESTED AS NEXT STEP. REF. FIM, 21-20-F5-72A-421A. SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN - FAULT ISOLATION. REF FIM B787-A-21-20-F5-72A-421A-A RAN APU, PACKS, GALLEYS, &HAD IFE SYS TO AIR MODE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMOKEY CONDITION. OPENED GALLEYS CEILING PANELS AMM B787-A-21-53-00-01A-340A-A FOR INSPECTION . VERIFIED NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING / OVERHEAT ODOR IN BULK CARGO AREA & IN AFT GALLEY VICINITY .

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