Service difficulty report · Microwave Oven · Bombdr BD7001A11

Difficulty date
February 13, 2025
Submitted
February 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A11
Aircraft serial
9710
Aircraft time
8,305 hours, 3,642 cycles
Part
Microwave Oven
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT, MICROWAVE MADE A LOUD BANG WHILE IN USE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN ELEC SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. FA REPORTED MICROWAVE CB LOCKED. MICROWAVE SHUTDOWN AFTER BANG, ONLY FUMES. R & R MICROWAVE IAW SMM 25-30-66. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, COULD NOT GET CPB'S TO UNLOCK. ONCE IN ON POSITION IT WOULD RETURN TO LOCKED. PERFORMED T-SHOOTING IAW SMM 24-03-50, NO CHANGE. SWAPPED #2 & #5 ACPDE'S, SWAPPED SWITCH MODULES & TESTED MICROWAVE CB'S, VERIFED ABLE TO UNLOCK & KEEP ON OB'S & VERIFED & PERFORMED OPS CHECK. SWAPPED ACPDE'S & SWITCHING MODULES BACK TO ORIG POSITIONS. TEMP INSTALLED ACPDE'S & BRACKET, REMOVED #5 ACPDE & INSTALLED SUPPLIED UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO DEFECTS IAW SMM 24-52-52.