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An MD88 flight attendant reset a popped galley coffee maker circuit breaker resulting in smoke. Crew declared an emergency and diverted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 647383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 647383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : galley fire non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight attendant reset circuit breaker on coffee maker in first class and got trace of smoke from coffee maker. An emergency was declared and diverted to ZZZ1. Uneventful approach and landing. Need to stress importance of notifying captain prior to taking action by flight attendants during CRM training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 FLT ATTENDANT RESET A POPPED GALLEY COFFEE MAKER CIRCUIT BREAKER RESULTING IN SMOKE. CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER ON COFFEE MAKER IN FIRST CLASS AND GOT TRACE OF SMOKE FROM COFFEE MAKER. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ1. UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG. NEED TO STRESS IMPORTANCE OF NOTIFYING CAPT PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION BY FLT ATTENDANTS DURING CRM TRAINING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.