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Meal wrappers, that were not removed prior to being placed into an oven, caused considerable smoke, when ovens were in operation. En route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 296854 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At cruise, flight attendants started meal service. Excessive amount of smoke coming from #1 oven - we removed the meals, and discharged a halon fire extinguisher. It appears, that caterers had left wrappings on meal tray. Without prompt action on the part of all involved this incident could have become a serious problem. I believe, that all people involved, caterers and flight attendants, need to be reminded of potential for danger unique to aircraft operations. In addition we have no means other than good cockpit resource management, to notify the cockpit of an emergency in the galley.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEAL WRAPPERS, THAT WERE NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO BEING PLACED INTO AN OVEN, CAUSED CONSIDERABLE SMOKE, WHEN OVENS WERE IN OP. ENRTE.
Narrative: AT CRUISE, FLT ATTENDANTS STARTED MEAL SVC. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM #1 OVEN - WE REMOVED THE MEALS, AND DISCHARGED A HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IT APPEARS, THAT CATERERS HAD LEFT WRAPPINGS ON MEAL TRAY. WITHOUT PROMPT ACTION ON THE PART OF ALL INVOLVED THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS PROB. I BELIEVE, THAT ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED, CATERERS AND FLT ATTENDANTS, NEED TO BE REMINDED OF POTENTIAL FOR DANGER UNIQUE TO ACFT OPS. IN ADDITION WE HAVE NO MEANS OTHER THAN GOOD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT, TO NOTIFY THE COCKPIT OF AN EMER IN THE GALLEY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.