<< >> NASA ASRS Report 397483, March 1998

Flying first officer of an large transport complains of food trays with glass dishes on cockpit floor during descent, approach and landing. He believes that the meal trays are a potential hazard during let down and landing.

Attributes
ACN	397483
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	397483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the approach phase of flight into boston (approximately FL250 on descent) flight attendants bring food into cockpit. ATC cleared us to cross bronc intersection at 11000 ft. The captain, and observer member of crew quickly ate their meals and placed trays with glass dishes on cockpit floor. Rest of approach and landing was uneventful except for the fact that the trays were left in the cockpit. None of the dishes broke but nonetheless we landed with them not properly stowed. My suggestion is that food not be served after top of descent and will insist on it in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLYING FO OF AN LGT COMPLAINS OF FOOD TRAYS WITH GLASS DISHES ON COCKPIT FLOOR DURING DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG. HE BELIEVES THAT THE MEAL TRAYS ARE A POTENTIAL HAZARD DURING LET DOWN AND LNDG.

Narrative: ON THE APCH PHASE OF FLT INTO BOSTON (APPROX FL250 ON DSCNT) FLT ATTENDANTS BRING FOOD INTO COCKPIT. ATC CLRED US TO CROSS BRONC INTXN AT 11000 FT. THE CAPT, AND OBSERVER MEMBER OF CREW QUICKLY ATE THEIR MEALS AND PLACED TRAYS WITH GLASS DISHES ON COCKPIT FLOOR. REST OF APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE TRAYS WERE LEFT IN THE COCKPIT. NONE OF THE DISHES BROKE BUT NONETHELESS WE LANDED WITH THEM NOT PROPERLY STOWED. MY SUGGESTION IS THAT FOOD NOT BE SERVED AFTER TOP OF DSCNT AND WILL INSIST ON IT IN THE FUTURE.

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.