Service difficulty report · Microwave Oven · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
June 25, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925FL
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14500825
Aircraft time
5,811 hours, 3,122 cycles
Part
Microwave Oven
Part number
400186001
Part serial
081044611
Condition
Burned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
TX
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, CREW NOTED AN ODD ODOR WHEN USE OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WAS ATTEMPTED; MICROWAVE OVEN FAILED TO OPERATE. AFTER LANDING, USE OF THE MICROWAVE WAS ATTEMPED A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME, THE UNIT PRODUCED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL. MX REPLACED THE MICROWAVE OVEN UNIT.

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