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A B767 cabin crew has an oven fire that they quickly put out. Have problem with halon extinguisher panel access.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 19.5 flight attendant time total : 19.5 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 594749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : galley fire other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendant a came to me, flight attendant B, and flight attendant C while we were serving beverages on the cart and told us that we needed to get the cart out of the aisle and get the halon from the back! Flight attendant C and I both struggled trying to get the halon from its brackets and compartment! The compartment door kept swinging closed and hitting our hands/arm! We gave our halon to flight attendant a, who took it forward. We hand ran our drink service after that -- we kept the cart in the back. We were informed that the other flight attendants got the fire axe! We thought it was an electrical fire!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 CABIN CREW HAS AN OVEN FIRE THAT THEY QUICKLY PUT OUT. HAVE PROBLEM WITH HALON EXTINGUISHER PANEL ACCESS.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT A CAME TO ME, FLT ATTENDANT B, AND FLT ATTENDANT C WHILE WE WERE SERVING BEVERAGES ON THE CART AND TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO GET THE CART OUT OF THE AISLE AND GET THE HALON FROM THE BACK! FLT ATTENDANT C AND I BOTH STRUGGLED TRYING TO GET THE HALON FROM ITS BRACKETS AND COMPARTMENT! THE COMPARTMENT DOOR KEPT SWINGING CLOSED AND HITTING OUR HANDS/ARM! WE GAVE OUR HALON TO FLT ATTENDANT A, WHO TOOK IT FORWARD. WE HAND RAN OUR DRINK SVC AFTER THAT -- WE KEPT THE CART IN THE BACK. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS GOT THE FIRE AXE! WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE!
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.