Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 29, 2008
Submitted
December 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
75,156 hours, 12,139 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Oven
Part number
8055010000
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. FLIGHT DIVERTED. DOOR AREA HEATER CB PULLED R12 ON OVERHEAD P11 PANEL TO SEE IF ODOR GOES AWAY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY SMOKE. REPLACED RT AFT DOOR HEATER. WARMING OVEN DIRECTLY BELOW W51 HAD MELTED PLASTIC INSIDE CAUSING BURNED ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. CLEANED OUT OVEN AND RAN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CHECKS OK. REPLACED OVEN.