Narrative:

This is not a description of an event; rather a situation that I believe could possibly pose a serious health/safety concern for passenger and crew on all flts from gua-ZZZ. The meals for the flight gua-ZZZ are boarded in ZZZ the evening before (along with the meals for the ZZZ-gua leg). The galley is 'round-tripped;' with breakfast (crew meals and first class passenger) for the return flight boarded in carts in the first class galley. The meals are kept cold by a chiller system throughout the night flight from ZZZ-gua. In the morning another crew then takes them out of the cart and cooks them on the flight back to ZZZ. My concern is that the chiller system may not always be functioning properly (they are often inoperative) and might even be inadvertently turned off for an undetermined period of time during the flight to gua; or on the ground before the new crew boards. The meals (usually omelets or other egg dish and fresh fruit) could become spoiled. The new crew may not be aware of any problem; cook and serve the meals to passenger and crew. Crew members (particularly the pilots) could become ill en route due to contaminated food. This would become a serious safety issue if both pilots were affected. A solution could be to have food boarded locally in gua; with assurances that the food is fresh.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT IS CONCERNED THAT PAX AND CREW MEALS BOARDED FOR BOTH DIRECTIONS OF A LONG RANGE PACIFIC ROUND TRIP ARE AT RISK OF SPOILING IN THE EVENT OF UNINTENDED SHUTDOWN OF THE GALLEY COOLERS DURING THE TRIP AND OR GND TIME IN GUAM.

Narrative: THIS IS NOT A DESCRIPTION OF AN EVENT; RATHER A SITUATION THAT I BELIEVE COULD POSSIBLY POSE A SERIOUS HEALTH/SAFETY CONCERN FOR PAX AND CREW ON ALL FLTS FROM GUA-ZZZ. THE MEALS FOR THE FLT GUA-ZZZ ARE BOARDED IN ZZZ THE EVENING BEFORE (ALONG WITH THE MEALS FOR THE ZZZ-GUA LEG). THE GALLEY IS 'ROUND-TRIPPED;' WITH BREAKFAST (CREW MEALS AND FIRST CLASS PAX) FOR THE RETURN FLT BOARDED IN CARTS IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY. THE MEALS ARE KEPT COLD BY A CHILLER SYS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT FLT FROM ZZZ-GUA. IN THE MORNING ANOTHER CREW THEN TAKES THEM OUT OF THE CART AND COOKS THEM ON THE FLT BACK TO ZZZ. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CHILLER SYS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (THEY ARE OFTEN INOP) AND MIGHT EVEN BE INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE FLT TO GUA; OR ON THE GND BEFORE THE NEW CREW BOARDS. THE MEALS (USUALLY OMELETS OR OTHER EGG DISH AND FRESH FRUIT) COULD BECOME SPOILED. THE NEW CREW MAY NOT BE AWARE OF ANY PROB; COOK AND SERVE THE MEALS TO PAX AND CREW. CREW MEMBERS (PARTICULARLY THE PLTS) COULD BECOME ILL ENRTE DUE TO CONTAMINATED FOOD. THIS WOULD BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF BOTH PLTS WERE AFFECTED. A SOLUTION COULD BE TO HAVE FOOD BOARDED LOCALLY IN GUA; WITH ASSURANCES THAT THE FOOD IS FRESH.

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.