Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
August 24, 2026
Submitted
August 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24976
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
66135
Aircraft time
31,574 hours, 3,088 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CL
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

BURNING ODOR AFTER TAKE OFF IN AFT GALLEY.GALLEY OVEN HEATER THE CAUSE AFT GALLEY FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFO: THE POWER CONTROL SWITCH WAS OFF AND IT SMELT LIKE A DUSTY/HOT AIR HEATER JUST TURNED ON. BUT THE FIGURED OUT THE POWER SWITCH WAS OFF. THE TURNED IT ON AND ALL OK. NO MORE ODOR. PLEASE SEE PICTURE. FORM 46-6020 PAGE 1 FORM 46-6020 PAGE 2 FORM 46-6020 PAGE 3 LOCKING INSPECTED ALL OVENS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN AFT GALLEY AREA (TURNED ON/OFF. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ODOR). JUST WITH THE GENERAL POWER SWITCH IN OFF POSITION YOU CAN SMELL LIKE DUSTY AIR (MAYBE SIMILAR TO FUMES FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT). ALL IN GOOD CONDITION AND OK TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE.WORKED REF DMC-B787-A-05-51-99-99A-282A-A UNLOCKING FOR MX ONE MORE TIME MENTION ALL IN GOOD SHAPE AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT MENTIONED IT WAS JUST A CONFUSION WITH THE ODOR (IT WAS A DUSTY ODOR DUE TO THE RETICULATION OF AIR WAS TURNED OFF). OK FOR FURTHER SERVICE.

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