What was found
REPORTED STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE FROM UPPER DECK NUMBER ONE OVEN. THE OVEN CARRIER WAS REMOVED AND A HAND TOWEL WAS FOUND INSIDE AND VERIFIED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE ODOR. THE OVEN AND CONTROLLER WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2016
- Submitted
- November 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N668US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 24223
- Aircraft time
- 110,972 hours, 13,689 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
- Part
- Oven
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Galley
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.