Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 11, 2025
Submitted
October 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33284
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31635
Aircraft time
66,230 hours, 24,640 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BURNT SMELL IN FWD GALLEY UPON ENTERING A/C. FLIGHT CREW BRIEFED ODOR/SMELL NEAR DOOR 1R. NO APU IN OPERATION. FAINT SMELL EXISTED, BUT NOT HEAVY. RECIRC FANS WERE ON. OPENED EE COMPARTMENT, SAME ODOR EXISTED, COULDNT FIND ANYTHING NOTICEABLE. CREW STARTED APU, SAME ODOR EXISTS. COMING BACK EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES SUGGEST REMOVING FWD GALLEY OVENS TO CHECK FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES. INSPECTED AREA ABOVE CUBBY 202 IN THE CEILING, NO DEFECTS NOTED AND NO SMELL PRESENT. SMELL WAS STRONGER INSIDE CUBBY THAN OUTSIDE THE CUBBY. PER GALLEY INSPECTION SUBTASK 05-51-26-200-001-C8, SUSPECT GALLEY OVENS ARE CAUSING ODORS. R & R OVEN IAW AMM TASK 25-34-00-400-801-C4