Service difficulty report · Oven · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
January 5, 2021
Submitted
January 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N144PK
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1210
Aircraft time
15,146 hours, 6,325 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Fire
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED EXPERIENCING FIRE IN GALLEY, WITH SMOKE IN CABIN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO LAND NEAREST AIRPORT. CO-PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN FIRE WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GALLEY OVEN. SOURCE OF FIRE WAS FROM A CARDBOARD/FOIL CATERING CONTAINER IN OVEN. CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED AT KSHV, CONFIRMED NO FAULT WITH AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT AND THAT SMOKED CLEARED OUT OF AIRCRAFT. CHECKED ON PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THEY WERE OKAY TO CONTINUE. AFTER TAKING ON ADDITIONAL FUEL CONTINUED ON TO ORIGINAL DESTINATION (KLAX) WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM.