Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 19, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53423
Aircraft time
19,074 hours, 14,838 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB, A BURNING SMELL APPEARED APPROX 5 MIN AFTER FIRST CLASS OVENS TURNED ON. TURNED OFF OVENS AND PULLED C/BS AND SMELL WENT AWAY. MTC FOUND BURNED PIECE OF PAPER ON OVEN LOWER HEATING ELEMENT. REMOVED PAPER AND CHECKED OVENS. OVENS TEST OK.

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