Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
March 21, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
30269
Aircraft time
33,776 hours, 4,228 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTICED AN ODOR AT GALLEY 2. SMOKE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE OVEN, (NO FIRE), PER F/A INCIDENT REPORT "SPARKLES" OBSERVED AT BOTTOM OF OVEN. 4 HALOGEN FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, FLIGHT CONTINUED ON AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT FOUND HIDDEN PIECE PAPER IN OVEN WAS CAUSE OF SMOKE. MAINTENANCE FOUND BAR ALIGNMENT MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVEN, OVEN CONTROLLER, 4 HALOGEN FIRE BOTTLES, AND 2 PBE’S (PROTECTIVE BREATHING EQUIPMENT). OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.