Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
April 27, 2026
Submitted
April 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17326
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67580
Aircraft time
8,886 hours, 2,992 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
NR
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

NUMBER 2 FWD OVEN PRODUC ED SMOKE DURING USE DEBRIEFED CREW AND THEY STATED THAT THE FWD GALLEY OVEN #2 STARTED TO PRODUCE SOME SMOKE SHORTLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON WITH A FOOD ODOR. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM AROUND THE OVEN DOOR SEAL. THEY SHUT OVEN AND SMOKE STOPPED. NO ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. NO ISSUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. INSPECTED INSIDE OVEN, FOUND SPILLED FLUID INSIDE. OVEN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION, PERFORMED CONDITION INSPECTION AS PER AMM TASK 05-51-56-200-801, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN PACKS AND NO SMELL NOTED.

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