Thomas Cook B763 near Manchester on Sep 14th 2013, acrid smell in galley
Last Update: March 13, 2014 / 14:53:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2013
Classification
Report
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
MT-2538
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Antalya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
G-TCCB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The AAIB reported in their bulletin that there was no evidence of fire in, on or around the oven.
The trays to be inserted into the oven are being prepared by an independent ground service company and come preloaded with the passengers' meals.
A safety pin in the #3 oven, which should prevent the trays from contacting exposed elements at the back of the oven, was found bent.
Examination revealed that two different types of ovens were installed on the operator's Boeing 767s, one being 11mm narrower than the other. It was found, that the meal trays could be easily inserted into the larger oven but needed some force to be inserted into the narrower oven.
The occurrence tray inserted into the #3 oven was found damaged and too big for the oven.
As safety action as result of the occurrence the operator identified a new insert compatible with both types of ovens.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2013
Classification
Report
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
MT-2538
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Antalya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
G-TCCB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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