Service difficulty report · Microwave Oven · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
October 21, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N656GD
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
6156
Aircraft time
20 hours, 6 cycles
Part
Microwave Oven
Part number
DMO100103
Part serial
DMO103175T
Condition
Burned
Location
Galley
Part time
20 hours, 6 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

MICROWAVE WAS BEING OPERATED EMPTY AND STARTED EMITTING A BURNING ODOR. UNIT SHUTOFF AND DEACTIVATED BY PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKER. EVIDENCE OF SCORCHED PAINT ON RIGHT INTERIOR SIDE OF OVEN AREA. NOTIFICATION OF THE INCIDENT RECEIVED ON 11/5/15.