Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49479
Part
Oven
Part number
8101280000B
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fwd Galley
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY WHILE EN ROUTE. THE FORWARD OUTBOARD OVEN WAS FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY HOT. THE OVEN CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE DEACTIVATED AND THE SMOKE CEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO GSO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BURNED PLASTIC MATERIAL IN RACK OF FORWARD GALLEY OUTBOARD OVEN. THE OVEN WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

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