Event ATL85IA047

1984-12-04 ATLANTA, Georgia, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N264US

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2010

Year of manufacture

2021

TCDS

A00066CE · COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNAM S P A

Engine

LYCOMING IO-360-M1A (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20220225

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A28FAC

Registrant of record

TECNAM US INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N264US Boeing 727-251 None

Factual narrative

DURING CRUISE FLT ELECTRICAL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE TEMP CONTROL UNIT FOR THE REAR GALLEY OVEN. ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED, ELECTRICAL POWER TO GALLEY WAS TURNED OFF AND WITHIN MINUTES THE UNIT WAS COOL TO TOUCH. UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE. MANUFACTURER OF UNIT REPORTEDLY IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. OVERHEATED OVEN TEMP CONTROL CIRCUITRY IS ENCLOSED IN METAL BOX. AIRLINE REPORTED THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND ON 12/7/84 BEGAN TO RETROFIT REMAINING UNITS WITH A CIRCUIT MODIFICATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL85IA047.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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