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MD80 oven failure with sparking sound and smoke; goes unreported to the cockpit until late in the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 727562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc tower : sna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 727562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On departure the #1 flight attendant was using oven. She heard a sparking sound; saw smoke; and smelled electrical smoke. She turned the oven off. The cockpit crew was not informed of this until descent and we never smelled smoke. I am writing this report to hopefully get the word out to flight attendants that any suspected electrical problem must be reported immediately to the cockpit. I debriefed the #1 flight attendant regarding this incident and I believe no other action is necessary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 OVEN FAILURE WITH SPARKING SOUND AND SMOKE; GOES UNREPORTED TO THE COCKPIT UNTIL LATE IN THE FLT.
Narrative: ON DEP THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WAS USING OVEN. SHE HEARD A SPARKING SOUND; SAW SMOKE; AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. SHE TURNED THE OVEN OFF. THE COCKPIT CREW WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS UNTIL DSCNT AND WE NEVER SMELLED SMOKE. I AM WRITING THIS RPT TO HOPEFULLY GET THE WORD OUT TO FLT ATTENDANTS THAT ANY SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL PROB MUST BE RPTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE COCKPIT. I DEBRIEFED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT REGARDING THIS INCIDENT AND I BELIEVE NO OTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.
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.