Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 10, 2003
Submitted
November 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23231
Part
Controller
Part number
60001083
Condition
Overheated
Location
Oven Temp
Part time
4,485 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO DFW, CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN FORWARD GALLEY. OVEN, CONTROLLER AND BACKWALL OF GALLEY WAS HOT. TURNING OFF GALLEY POWER APPEARED TO BE OF SOME HELP. FLIGHT LANDED AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IN DFW PULLED OVEN CONTROL UNIT AND FOUND UNIT TO SMELL BURNED. OPERATED GALLEY LIGHTS. NO TROUBLE FOUND. PULLED AND COLLARED OVEN AND COFFEEMAKER CIRCUIT BREAKERS. RELEASED AIRCRAFT ON MEL 25-10. THREE DAYS LATER, ON OCTOBER 13TH IN PHL, CREW REPORTED FEELING HEAT AND DETECTING ODOR IN FORWARD GALLEY AGAIN. APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM OVEN CONTROL PANEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN TEMP CONTROLLER. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL 25