Service difficulty report · Microwave Oven · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
February 29, 2016
Submitted
March 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20562
Aircraft time
567 hours, 329 cycles
Part
Microwave Oven
Part number
400133802RN
Part serial
141100200
Condition
Failed
Location
Galley
Part time
566 hours, 328 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

WHILE AT 40000 FEET, TURNED MICROWAVE SWITCH ON FROM COCKPIT. FIRST OFFICER THEN WENT BACK TO GALLEY & SMELLED BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR. ALSO NOTED THAT THE MICROWAVE DID NOT TURN ON EVEN THOUGH COCKPIT MICROWAVE SWITCH WAS ON. IT MAY HAVE COME FROM CB PANEL BEHIND TOUCH SCREEN IN GALLEY. TURNED THE MICROWAVE SWITCH OFF IN THE COCKPIT THE ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. REMOVED MICROWAVE OVEN, REF CL 350 SMM 25-30-03. INSPECTED ALL WIRING & COMPONENTS OF MICROWAVE OVEN. CHECKED ALL RESISTANCES & VOLTAGE READINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CYCLED SWITCH IN COCKPIT & CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROLLED CB, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF DWG W1002531123. INSTALLED REPAIRED MICROWAVE OVEN & PERFORMED OPERATION