Service difficulty report · Microwave Oven · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
December 16, 2010
Submitted
December 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
54
Aircraft time
4,501 hours, 2,583 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Part
Microwave Oven
Part number
400133804L
Part serial
060438738
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Part time
52 hours, 28 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT THE F/A WAS USING THE MICRO-WAVE WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE MICRO-WAVE. WHEN PULLING OUT THE TRASH BIN THERE WAS ALSO A DEFINITE ODOR OF SMOKE. VERIFIED SOURCE OF SMOKE IN CABIN, ORIGINATED FROM WIRING INSIDE MICROWAVE UNIT. R & R MICROWAVE UNIT AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS IAW MM 25-924 AND MM 25-33-03. OPS CHECKED GOOD.