Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
September 19, 2014
Submitted
September 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3735D
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30381
Aircraft time
39,955 hours, 20,238 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH SPARKS AND SMOKE. PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, SMOKE AND ODOR WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED OVEN, INSPECTED AREA, NO SMOKE NOTED. REPLACED OVEN IAW AMM 25-31-88. RAN OVEN FOR 20 MINS, OPS TESTED OK.