In-flight cabin service module came loose and crashed through cockpit door on landing deceleration.

Attributes
ACN	80826
Time
Date	198801
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	80828
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	80535
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While landing at iah airport on runway 8, aft galley cart came through cockpit door when brakes and engine thrust were applied a/C continued normal landing roll and clrd runway. Appropriate checklists were completed and maintenance notified. No injuries to dead heading cabin crew members nor to three cockpit members flying. Logbook entry made accordingly. After blocking in at gate and reviewing damage done to a/C, talking with dead heading cabin crew members, and maintenance personnel who had just boarded a/C, it seems aft galley cart rolled out of its stowed position and during a series of left turns followed by level flight was able to position itself wherein it was directly in line to roll down the isle without hitting any seat to hinder its forward progress. Further review confirmed that there were no seats damaged in any manner! A visual check had been made prior to descent and no galley cart was seen out in the isle. As this was a ferry flight for maintenance, the dead heading cabin crew had been seated in first class and were in their seats from approximately 10000' down to landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT CABIN SERVICE MODULE CAME LOOSE AND CRASHED THROUGH COCKPIT DOOR ON LNDG DECELERATION.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT IAH ARPT ON RWY 8, AFT GALLEY CART CAME THROUGH COCKPIT DOOR WHEN BRAKES AND ENGINE THRUST WERE APPLIED A/C CONTINUED NORMAL LNDG ROLL AND CLRD RWY. APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLETED AND MAINT NOTIFIED. NO INJURIES TO DEAD HEADING CABIN CREW MEMBERS NOR TO THREE COCKPIT MEMBERS FLYING. LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE ACCORDINGLY. AFTER BLOCKING IN AT GATE AND REVIEWING DAMAGE DONE TO A/C, TALKING WITH DEAD HEADING CABIN CREW MEMBERS, AND MAINT PERSONNEL WHO HAD JUST BOARDED A/C, IT SEEMS AFT GALLEY CART ROLLED OUT OF ITS STOWED POSITION AND DURING A SERIES OF LEFT TURNS FOLLOWED BY LEVEL FLT WAS ABLE TO POSITION ITSELF WHEREIN IT WAS DIRECTLY IN LINE TO ROLL DOWN THE ISLE WITHOUT HITTING ANY SEAT TO HINDER ITS FORWARD PROGRESS. FURTHER REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO SEATS DAMAGED IN ANY MANNER! A VISUAL CHECK HAD BEEN MADE PRIOR TO DESCENT AND NO GALLEY CART WAS SEEN OUT IN THE ISLE. AS THIS WAS A FERRY FLT FOR MAINT, THE DEAD HEADING CABIN CREW HAD BEEN SEATED IN FIRST CLASS AND WERE IN THEIR SEATS FROM APPROX 10000' DOWN TO LNDG.

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