Service difficulty report · Microwave Oven · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
March 30, 2021
Submitted
April 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FX
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
6013
Aircraft time
3,243 hours, 976 cycles
Part
Microwave Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
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

DURING DESCENT, WHILE MICROWAVE WAS IN USE, CREW DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMALL MIST OF SMOKE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KAUS. MICROWAVE DEACTIVATED VIA VCB 2430. ACCOMPLISH LATEST REVISION, ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLATIONS (ATA 97) INSPECTION, BELOW-FLOORS WIRING INSTALLATION AT FUSELAGE STATION (FS) 370.