Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
February 6, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
0997
Part
Oven
Part number
8202030000
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Galley
Part time
3,088 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

PIT-LAX - FLT 5 - EN ROUTE THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THE SMELL OF MELTING PLASTIC IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD OVEN FOR PLASTIC ON THE HEATING ELEMENT, AND PLACED THE FORWARD CHILLER ON MEL. THE CHILLER WAS REPLACED DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE. (M)

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