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Galley carts are coming out of the storage compartment during takeoffs and landings due to insufficient length of the locking mechanism.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1004613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The galley carts are coming out of their storage area due to insufficient length of the locking mechanism. Locks on galley carts are too short to secure carts within the storage area during takeoff and landing. Installed locks fail to function properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Galley carts are coming out of the storage compartment during takeoffs and landings due to insufficient length of the locking mechanism.
Narrative: The galley carts are coming out of their storage area due to insufficient length of the locking mechanism. Locks on galley carts are too short to secure carts within the storage area during takeoff and landing. Installed locks fail to function properly.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.