US Airways A332 near Halifax on Oct 1st 2012, overheated galley
Last Update: October 10, 2012 / 18:30:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-796
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
N282AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
An Airbus A330-200 registration N285AY positioned to Moncton and returned the passengers to Philadelphia departing Moncton about 13 hours after landing.
A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration N284AY reached Tel Aviv with a delay of 24 hours as flight US-796.
On Oct 10th 2012 the Canadian TSB reported a flight attendant observed an aft galley oven emit high heat, removed power from the galley but the heat still increased and light smoke became visible. A fire extinguisher was discharged into the oven, while the flight crew declared emergency and diverted to Moncton. Maintenance replaced the suspect oven, the surrounding structures howed no discolouration due to heat exposure and the aircraft was returned to service. Examination of the removed oven revealed no anomaly.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-796
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
N282AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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