Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
April 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69348
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23586
Part
Oven
Part number
8103010000
Condition
Dirty
Location
Aft Galley
Part time
23,341 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM NR 1 AND NR 2 AFT GALLEY OVENS IN FLIGHT. THE SMOKE WAS MOMENTARY. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO DEN WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FOOD RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE HEATING ELEMENTS OF BOTH OVENS. THE ELEMENTS WERE CLEANED AND BOTH OVENS WERE OPERATED WITH NO SMOKE DETECTED.