Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
January 2, 2007
Submitted
January 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741AL
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
28641
Aircraft time
21,193 hours, 5,588 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
72067002
Part serial
2199
Condition
Smoke
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLIGHT 476 OGG-SAN, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT OUTBOARD OVEN IN THE AFT GALLEY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TURNED OFF THE OVEN AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SAN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REMOVED BURNT FOOD FROM THE OVEN. THE OVEN THEN OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO SMOKE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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