What was found
EN-ROUTE, THE GALLEY FOOD HEATING UNIT IN THE AFT GALLEY MELTED THE PLASTIC FOOD TRAYS AND EMITTED AN ODOR. THEY WERE NEW FOOD TRAYS. MX EXCHANGED ALL HEATING UNITS AND VISUALLY CHECKED ALL CORDS. NO DAMAGE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- July 1, 2013
- Submitted
- July 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N256AY
- Make and model
- Boeing 7672B7
- Aircraft serial
- 26847
- Aircraft time
- 82,994 hours, 15,416 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
- Part
- Service Cart
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Galley
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.