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Flight attendant report, B767-300, mia-sdq, possible galley oven fire. Return to mia. Plane taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude ground : taxi ground : taxi out |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 450214 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : galley fire other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab#1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was sitting at 4X and walked to the first class galley to retrieve customs forms from the purser. As soon as I reached the galley, the purser advised me that we were turning around. We had just come out of sterile cockpit. We must have been just above 10000 ft. I then noticed a strong smell of burning plastic or something similar. We prepared the cabin and landed without further incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that she did not know the source of the smell, because she was working in the back and the smell was coming from the first class galley. The decision was made to go back to miami and change airplanes, so they could continue on with their trip to santo domingo. All that she knows was that they took one of the ovens off before they took the plane OTS, and they deplaned with the people.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, MIA-SDQ, POSSIBLE GALLEY OVEN FIRE. RETURN TO MIA. PLANE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: I WAS SITTING AT 4X AND WALKED TO THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY TO RETRIEVE CUSTOMS FORMS FROM THE PURSER. AS SOON AS I REACHED THE GALLEY, THE PURSER ADVISED ME THAT WE WERE TURNING AROUND. WE HAD JUST COME OUT OF STERILE COCKPIT. WE MUST HAVE BEEN JUST ABOVE 10000 FT. I THEN NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. WE PREPARED THE CABIN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, BECAUSE SHE WAS WORKING IN THE BACK AND THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO BACK TO MIAMI AND CHANGE AIRPLANES, SO THEY COULD CONTINUE ON WITH THEIR TRIP TO SANTO DOMINGO. ALL THAT SHE KNOWS WAS THAT THEY TOOK ONE OF THE OVENS OFF BEFORE THEY TOOK THE PLANE OTS, AND THEY DEPLANED WITH THE PEOPLE.
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.