Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29697
Aircraft time
36,750 hours, 8,890 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Oven
Condition
Fire
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THIRTY MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, F/A REPORTED THE ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE AFT GALLEY. CREW STATED THAT AFT GALLEY NR 4 OVEN EMITTED ODOR AND FLAMES. AFTER THEY PULLED C/B THE SMOKE AND FLAME EXTINGUISHED. SOURCE WAS CONFIRMED. FLT CONTINUED REMOVED OVENS 3 AND 4 IN AFT GALLEY. NO FAULT FOUND WITH OVENS OR WIRING. WHILE OPERATING OVENS FOUND NR 3 OVEN FAN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NR 3 OVEN. MX ALSO REPORTED REMOVING FOOD DEBRIS FROM OVEN. SYS OPERATION IS NORMAL.