Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
July 22, 2009
Submitted
July 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675NW
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
33001
Aircraft time
34,293 hours, 4,402 cycles
Part
Oven
Part serial
99024
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Part time
1,149 hours, 143 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO DTW OVEN NR 2, POSITION 1-27 IN THE UPPER DECK GALLEY CYCLED ON AND OFF AND BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT IF ANY PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES WERE TAKEN BUT, THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO DTW WHERE IT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE WOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE OVEN, SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL AFTER THE OVEN WAS REPLACED.