Neff Fan Oven is not heating up?

My Neff U1721 oven has suddenly stopped heating up. After removing the cover at the back of the oven I can see that the element is thickly encrusted in a hard dark grey grit like substance at one end. It looks to me like the element needs replacing, before I buy a replacement is there any other likely cause that I should check out?
Jim, March 2006
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bob, March 2006
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