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An MD80 on approach declared an emergency due a forward galley oven fire caused by the oven blower and accumulated debris.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 443412 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : galley fire other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
About 15 mi northeast of ewr while being radar vectored for ILS runway 22L I received the emergency signal from the flight attendant and I could hear the fire extinguisher being expelled. I told the first officer to advise ATC that we had a fire in the cabin to declare an emergency and request clearance direct to ewr for landing. I also had him request the emergency equipment to be rolled out. I opened the cockpit door and I could see sparks and smoke coming from the first class oven. Flight attendant wxyz had the fire under control in less than 45 seconds. I asked flight attendant wxyz to prepare the cabin for a possible evacuate/evacuation. After landing we determined that the fire was out so I did not order an evacuate/evacuation. I consulted with the fire department on the radio, he agreed and we taxied to the gate with a fireguard. At the gate the fire department checked the aircraft. He found the aircraft to be secure so we deplaned the passenger normally. The fire was coming from between the inserted oven carrier and the inside top of the oven near what I believe to be a blower. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an MD80 and the fire was caused by a combination of the overheated oven blower and accumulated debris. The reporter said no circuit breakers were tripped during this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON APCH DECLARED AN EMER DUE A FORWARD GALLEY OVEN FIRE CAUSED BY THE OVEN BLOWER AND ACCUMULATED DEBRIS.
Narrative: ABOUT 15 MI NE OF EWR WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 22L I RECEIVED THE EMER SIGNAL FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT AND I COULD HEAR THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BEING EXPELLED. I TOLD THE FO TO ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAD A FIRE IN THE CABIN TO DECLARE AN EMER AND REQUEST CLRNC DIRECT TO EWR FOR LNDG. I ALSO HAD HIM REQUEST THE EMER EQUIP TO BE ROLLED OUT. I OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND I COULD SEE SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FIRST CLASS OVEN. FLT ATTENDANT WXYZ HAD THE FIRE UNDER CTL IN LESS THAN 45 SECONDS. I ASKED FLT ATTENDANT WXYZ TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR A POSSIBLE EVAC. AFTER LNDG WE DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT SO I DID NOT ORDER AN EVAC. I CONSULTED WITH THE FIRE DEPT ON THE RADIO, HE AGREED AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH A FIREGUARD. AT THE GATE THE FIRE DEPT CHKED THE ACFT. HE FOUND THE ACFT TO BE SECURE SO WE DEPLANED THE PAX NORMALLY. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM BTWN THE INSERTED OVEN CARRIER AND THE INSIDE TOP OF THE OVEN NEAR WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A BLOWER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN MD80 AND THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF THE OVERHEATED OVEN BLOWER AND ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. THE RPTR SAID NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED DURING THIS EVENT.
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.