Service difficulty report · Oven · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49997
Part
Oven
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Galley
Component
50459
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, BURNING SMELL FROM FWD PORTION OF CABIN, NO SMOKE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE LOCATION/ORIGIN OF FUMES. INSPECTED CABIN OVHD AND GALLEY AREAS, STATIC PORT HEATERS, APU INLET AND OIL LEVEL. RAN PACKS WITH BOTH ENGINES. ONLY ODOR CAME FROM THE FWD GALLEY OVEN AREA. SUSPECT MEAL CARRIER MAY HAVE HAD PLASTIC DEBRIS MELTED TO EXTERIOR OF UNIT. UNPLUGGED CANNON PLUG AND PULLED/COLLARED C/B FOR OVEN. FWD TO MCO/PLAC PER MEL.

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