A B757 flight att reports an oven fire while heating first class cookies. Fire extinguishers and pbe...

Attributes
ACN	797252
Time
Date	200807
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	797252
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : galley fire other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I saw smoke after 10 mins; cookies were in oven. When I cracked the oven door I saw blue flames. I immediately closed the oven door and told my #3 flight attendant to call the cockpit and tell them. We kept the oven door closed for about 10 mins to see if it would shut the fire down. We donned 2 pbe's; 2 fire extinguishers. The cockpit gave us ok to pull circuit breaker. We placed a beverage cart across first class to keep first class passenger out. Oven remained extremely hot so we used 2 fire extinguishers to fight the fire. I called for a 3RD pbe and extinguisher from the back and had #2 flight attendant bring it to first class just in case we needed it. We did not use it. Oven cooled after 2ND extinguisher. My conclusion: 1) 2 racks of cookies; 1 fully loaded -- holes punched in tin foil. Only 4 cookies full tin foil; no holes punched. 2) 4 cookie racks placed on top of full cookie rack. 3) extra tin foil made a funnel and forced 4 cookies to top of recirc fan. Or 4) faulty oven. We were very discreet and first class passenger just thought I burnt the cookies. No panic. My suggestions: catering to equally load cookies on racks and no extra tin foil. Fire on an airplane is scary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLT ATT REPORTS AN OVEN FIRE WHILE HEATING FIRST CLASS COOKIES. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND PBE'S WERE USED.

Narrative: I SAW SMOKE AFTER 10 MINS; COOKIES WERE IN OVEN. WHEN I CRACKED THE OVEN DOOR I SAW BLUE FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE OVEN DOOR AND TOLD MY #3 FLT ATTENDANT TO CALL THE COCKPIT AND TELL THEM. WE KEPT THE OVEN DOOR CLOSED FOR ABOUT 10 MINS TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHUT THE FIRE DOWN. WE DONNED 2 PBE'S; 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE COCKPIT GAVE US OK TO PULL CIRCUIT BREAKER. WE PLACED A BEVERAGE CART ACROSS FIRST CLASS TO KEEP FIRST CLASS PAX OUT. OVEN REMAINED EXTREMELY HOT SO WE USED 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO FIGHT THE FIRE. I CALLED FOR A 3RD PBE AND EXTINGUISHER FROM THE BACK AND HAD #2 FLT ATTENDANT BRING IT TO FIRST CLASS JUST IN CASE WE NEEDED IT. WE DID NOT USE IT. OVEN COOLED AFTER 2ND EXTINGUISHER. MY CONCLUSION: 1) 2 RACKS OF COOKIES; 1 FULLY LOADED -- HOLES PUNCHED IN TIN FOIL. ONLY 4 COOKIES FULL TIN FOIL; NO HOLES PUNCHED. 2) 4 COOKIE RACKS PLACED ON TOP OF FULL COOKIE RACK. 3) EXTRA TIN FOIL MADE A FUNNEL AND FORCED 4 COOKIES TO TOP OF RECIRC FAN. OR 4) FAULTY OVEN. WE WERE VERY DISCREET AND FIRST CLASS PAX JUST THOUGHT I BURNT THE COOKIES. NO PANIC. MY SUGGESTIONS: CATERING TO EQUALLY LOAD COOKIES ON RACKS AND NO EXTRA TIN FOIL. FIRE ON AN AIRPLANE IS SCARY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

A B757 flight att reports an oven fire while heating first class cookies. Fire extinguishers and pbe's were used.