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For the third time; an air carrier captain had a plastic fork break while eating a crew meal the broken tine struck his eyeglasses.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 837665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While eating my crew meal steak with the flimsy cheap plastic utensils; for the 3rd time this year; my flimsy cheap; fork broke; sending plastic flying through the air; which ricocheted off my left eyeglass lens. There is no excuse for substituting these flimsy; cheap utensils for normal steel knives; forks and spoons that will not break and become a cockpit flying hazard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: For the third time; an air carrier Captain had a plastic fork break while eating a crew meal the broken tine struck his eyeglasses.
Narrative: While eating my crew meal steak with the flimsy cheap plastic utensils; for the 3rd time this year; my flimsy cheap; fork broke; sending plastic flying through the air; which ricocheted off my left eyeglass lens. There is no excuse for substituting these flimsy; cheap utensils for normal steel knives; forks and spoons that will NOT break and become a cockpit flying hazard.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.