Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
December 11, 2010
Submitted
December 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676NW
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
33002
Aircraft time
38,576 hours, 4,929 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Oven
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr2 Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE NR2 GALLEY AREA. UTILITY BUSES WERE SWITCHED OFF, FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MX FOUND OVENS 2-45 & 2-46 WITH MELTED PLASTIC AND REPLACED BOTH OVENS, CONTROLLERS AND SEVERAL RELAYS. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.