Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
October 3, 2009
Submitted
October 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
30269
Aircraft time
45,320 hours, 5,732 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
UK
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

THE OVEN AT LOCATION 1-26 BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE DURING THE COOKING CYCLE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO NRT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE WOULD REPLACE BOTH THE AFFECTED OVEN AND OVEN CONTROLLER, THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE OVEN AND CONTROLLER WERE REPLACED.