Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13891
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49102
Part
Oven
Condition
Fire
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM AFT GALLEY OVENS WHILE EN ROUTE. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH OVEN FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AFT GALLEY OVENS AND FOUND PAPER BURNED INSIDE OF OVENS. THE FIRE HAD BEEN CONTAINED TO INSIDE OF OVENS. THE PAPER WAS REMOVED AND OPERATION OF THE OVENS CHECKED GOOD. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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