Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 17, 2008
Submitted
February 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26482
Aircraft time
39,493 hours, 15,015 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
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

JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED A HOT/SMOKY ODOR FROM THE FRONT GALLEY, ALL COMPONENTS TURNED OFF AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED AS A PRECAUTION, AND ODOR DID DISSIPATE. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND ODOR AND A BEARING SOUND FROM RIGHT OVEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVEN. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.