Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76823
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49483
Part
Oven
Part number
8101220000B
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fwd Galley
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F, H

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM RT OVEN IN FORWARD GALLEY WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE SMOKE CEASED AFTER USING A HALON AND WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PULLING THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE RIGHT AND LEFT FORWARD OVENS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND MELTED PLASTIC ON THE HEATING ELEMENTS AND FAN OF THE RT OVEN IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE OVEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATION OF THE OVEN CHECKED NORMAL. THE HALON AND WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE REPLACED.

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