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Flight attendant reports discovering smoke coming from an oven in the aft galley. The smoking oven is opened and sprayed with two halon fire extinguishers while using a pbe. A great deal of smoke is generated and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1197255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During the initial beverage service I went back to the aft galley to get more water. When I got to the galley I saw smoke coming from the ovens. I proceeded to turn off all 3 ovens and opened them to investigate. I called up front to one of the flight attendants to tell them that I saw smoke and that I was going to investigate. I told them to let the purser and the pilots know what was going on. This is when I grabbed [another flight attendant] to help me with the communication and to assist. It is at this time that I pulled the oven racks out of the left hand oven after seeing flames coming from the top of the oven. I asked for the pbe and a halon extinguisher. I used the pbe and 2 halon extinguishers and put the fire out. After taking the pbe off it was so smoky in the cabin I had to get a bottle of oxygen and administer oxygen to myself in order to breathe. The cabin was also very full of the halon gas. My eyes stung and I could not keep them open nor could I breathe. We landed in ZZZZ and later deplaned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reports discovering smoke coming from an oven in the aft galley. The smoking oven is opened and sprayed with two Halon fire extinguishers while using a PBE. A great deal of smoke is generated and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: During the initial beverage service I went back to the aft galley to get more water. When I got to the galley I saw smoke coming from the ovens. I proceeded to turn off all 3 ovens and opened them to investigate. I called up front to one of the flight attendants to tell them that I saw smoke and that I was going to investigate. I told them to let the Purser and the pilots know what was going on. This is when I grabbed [another Flight Attendant] to help me with the communication and to assist. It is at this time that I pulled the oven racks out of the left hand oven after seeing flames coming from the top of the oven. I asked for the PBE and a Halon extinguisher. I used the PBE and 2 Halon extinguishers and put the fire out. After taking the PBE off it was so smoky in the cabin I had to get a bottle of oxygen and administer oxygen to myself in order to breathe. The cabin was also very full of the Halon gas. My eyes stung and I could not keep them open nor could I breathe. We landed in ZZZZ and later deplaned.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.