ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76351
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| Date: | 15-AUG-2010 |
| Time: | 08:40 BST |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-31KER |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Cook |
| Registration: | G-DAJC |
| MSN: | 27206/533 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 320 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near London-Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Dalaman Airport, Turkey (DLM/LTBS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after reaching cruise altitude, an electrical short circuit occurred in the oven controller module of the forward galley’s right oven. Smoke caused by the overheating circuit board dispersed around the periphery of the left and right ovens in the forward galley, causing confusion regarding its source.
The oven controller’s 5 amp circuit breaker tripped, preventing further damage, and the aircraft diverted successfully to London Gatwick Airport. The source of the electrical overheating was traced to the connection between the oven controller’s ON-OFF switch and its printed circuit board.
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc3c40f0b61346000931/Boeing_767-31K__G-DAJC_01-11.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10979241
4. ACARS data
5. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8333010.Plane_makes_emergency_landing_at_Gatwick_after_fire_breaks_out_in_galley/
6. https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/424193-emergency-landing-gatwick.html
7. http://www.ttgdigital.com/smoke-causes-cook-flight-to-make-emergency-landing/4255261.article
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2010 13:42 | saf7670 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2010 13:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2011 10:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2011 02:14 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Dec-2014 11:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2016 15:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
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