A B767-300 in cruise experienced a first class galley oven fire. Cabin attendants extinguished burni...

Attributes
ACN	597462
Time
Date	200309
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 6 flight attendant time total : 6
ASRS Report	597462
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : galley fire
Independent Detector	other other : person 2
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During 2ND service #1 flight attendant called indicating there was a fire in first class galley, she needed all flight attendant's aware and extinguishers. I asked what type of fire? #1 flight attendant stated oven fire. I notified flight attendant's #4 and 7. I went to doghouse right side back course, grabbed halon, then proceeded quickly to first class galley. Flight attendant #1 opened oven, I saw flames. I pulled the pin, held bottom of halon can for support and began the sweeping motion. Flight attendant #9 came up with halon from coach, I took his halon and proceeded to extinguish the oven to make sure all flames were out. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was a B767-300 and the fire was extinguished almost immediately due to quick response by the cabin crew. The reporter said the contents of the oven that were burning consisted of food, bread and pastry. The reporter stated no circuit breakers were found tripped and the oven was made inoperative by turning off the power. The reporter said no emergency was declared and no diversion occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 IN CRUISE EXPERIENCED A FIRST CLASS GALLEY OVEN FIRE. CABIN ATTENDANTS EXTINGUISHED BURNING FOOD, BREAD AND PASTRY USING TWO HALON BOTTLES.

Narrative: DURING 2ND SVC #1 FA CALLED INDICATING THERE WAS A FIRE IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY, SHE NEEDED ALL FA'S AWARE AND EXTINGUISHERS. I ASKED WHAT TYPE OF FIRE? #1 FA STATED OVEN FIRE. I NOTIFIED FA'S #4 AND 7. I WENT TO DOGHOUSE RIGHT SIDE BC, GRABBED HALON, THEN PROCEEDED QUICKLY TO FIRST CLASS GALLEY. FA #1 OPENED OVEN, I SAW FLAMES. I PULLED THE PIN, HELD BOTTOM OF HALON CAN FOR SUPPORT AND BEGAN THE SWEEPING MOTION. FA #9 CAME UP WITH HALON FROM COACH, I TOOK HIS HALON AND PROCEEDED TO EXTINGUISH THE OVEN TO MAKE SURE ALL FLAMES WERE OUT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS A B767-300 AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DUE TO QUICK RESPONSE BY THE CABIN CREW. THE RPTR SAID THE CONTENTS OF THE OVEN THAT WERE BURNING CONSISTED OF FOOD, BREAD AND PASTRY. THE RPTR STATED NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE FOUND TRIPPED AND THE OVEN WAS MADE INOP BY TURNING OFF THE POWER. THE RPTR SAID NO EMER WAS DECLARED AND NO DIVERSION OCCURRED.

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.

A B767-300 in cruise experienced a first class galley oven fire. Cabin attendants extinguished burning food, bread and pastry using two halon bottles.