Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
October 1, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1069
Aircraft time
13,251 hours, 1,736 cycles
Part
Oven
Part number
8803050001
Condition
Defective
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, F, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 796, PHL - TLV - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AFT GALLEY OVEN NR 2 POS 6-12 WAS EMITTING HIGH HEAT FROM FRONT SIDES AND TOP OF OVEN. LONG AFTER ELECTRICAL POWER WAS REMOVED AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EXPENDED 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSIDE OPEN DOOR OF OVEN AND TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO ESCALATE. ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS LIGHT AND PRESENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT (YQM). YQM MAINTENANCE REPLACED USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ELECTRICALLY DISCONNECTED BOTH OVENS AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO PHL. PHL MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT GALLEY OVENS 6-11.

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