Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23554
Part
Oven
Part number
2510000703
Condition
Dirty
Location
Forward Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

MIA - FLT 2182 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE BLACK SMOKE THAT CAME OUT OF THE COCKPIT DUCT VENTS. THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH ENOUGH SMOKE THAT THE CREW USED GOGGLES AND OXYGEN. THE SMOKE SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING IN THE GALLEY. SMOKE CLEARED QUICKLY AND SINCE THE CREW COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE, THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD (MIA). THE FLIGHT LANDED WTHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED OVEN. SHOP DUPLICATED ITEM. FOOD RESIDUE FOUND ON HEATING ELEMENT CAUSING SMOKE. OVEN DOOR SEAL LEAKS. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AFTER OVEN REPLACED. (X)