Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
July 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22806
Part
Oven
Part number
1539B1
Condition
Overheated
Location
Galley
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

PGV - FLT 1077 - AT FL 350 EN ROUTE TO JAX FROM LGA, THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THIRTY MINUTES LATER THE FIRE RESTARTED AND SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT EXTINGUISHED FIRE AGAIN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PGV AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OVEN FAN MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT. REPLACED THE OVEN AND INSPECTED THE AREA. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. (M)