Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
March 30, 2006
Submitted
April 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29952
Aircraft time
28,105 hours, 4,836 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
72077500
Part serial
0169
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd 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

LOUD POPPING SOUNDS NOTED BY FLT ATTN IN FWD GALLEY FOLLOWED BY LITE SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM OVEN 103. OVEN TURNED OFF AND OVEN CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED. FLT CREW ADVISE SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM OVEN FRONT VENT. REMOVED OVEN AND INSP ELEC CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS AND NO DAMAGE OR CHAFING FOUND. CAP AND STOW OVEN ELEC CONNECTOR OVEN NR 1 FWD GALLEY FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 25-20-01H. REPLACED NR 1 OVEN FWD GALLEY CKS GOOD. MCO AND PLAC REMOVED.