Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 27, 2008
Submitted
February 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23819
Aircraft time
79,592 hours, 10,025 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Fire
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SMALL PIECE OF TAPE WAS STUCK IN THE OVEN AT DOOR 4 OVEN BELOW UNIT 3-57, AND HALON BOTTLE AT 4L WAS USED, BECAUSE OF A SMALL FIRE DID ERUPT. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS CATERING TAG/TAPE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVEN, OVEN CONTROLLER, AND HALON FIRE BOTTLE. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.