Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 27, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
23,636 hours, 18,559 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Fire
Location
Cabin
Component
Oven
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

F/A REPORTED A FIRE IN FWD GALLEY OVEN DURING OVEN OPERATION. FLAME CONTINUED AFTER POWER REMOVED FROM GALLEY. F/A EXTINGUISHED WITH HALON BOTTLE AND CREW DIVERTED FLIGHT TO KTYS. CONTRACT WITH MTC CONFIRMED THAT FIRE WAS ISOLATED TO SHORTED OVEN HEATER ELEMENT WHICH HAD IGNITED FOOD IN OVEN. NO DAMAGE OUTSIDE OVEN OR GALLEY AREA AND NO INJURIES. MTC PULLED OVEN CONTROL CB AND PLARDED PER MEL 25-00-12.

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