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7 up bottle explodes in cockpit of air carrier widebody transport momentarily causing flight crew to suspect cabin decompression.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 105390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tyo |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjjg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 105390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was flying as captain of widebody transport freighter at FL350. It was just before sunset and the cockpit was darkened. Suddenly, the strange sounds of (splash) had happened around the left side window, and some bubble of water were running through the window. At the moment, I considered it the cabin decompression and asked F/east, but cabin pressure indicates normal, replied by F/east. What's happened, I shouted. My blood pressure might be high up to 180, also pulse up to 180. But soon later, I found out the reason of the trouble that'she bottles of soft drinks (7 up) in the bag that was laid at just behind the pilot console panel. The air inside of one of the bottles was expanded as the aircraft getting higher altitude and exploded. Some spray of juice hit the window. I reflected on myself about the location of this kind of articles. We should be keeping it out from near by the pilot console.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 7 UP BOTTLE EXPLODES IN COCKPIT OF ACR WDB MOMENTARILY CAUSING FLT CREW TO SUSPECT CABIN DECOMPRESSION.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS CAPT OF WDB FREIGHTER AT FL350. IT WAS JUST BEFORE SUNSET AND THE COCKPIT WAS DARKENED. SUDDENLY, THE STRANGE SOUNDS OF (SPLASH) HAD HAPPENED AROUND THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW, AND SOME BUBBLE OF WATER WERE RUNNING THROUGH THE WINDOW. AT THE MOMENT, I CONSIDERED IT THE CABIN DECOMPRESSION AND ASKED F/E, BUT CABIN PRESSURE INDICATES NORMAL, REPLIED BY F/E. WHAT'S HAPPENED, I SHOUTED. MY BLOOD PRESSURE MIGHT BE HIGH UP TO 180, ALSO PULSE UP TO 180. BUT SOON LATER, I FOUND OUT THE REASON OF THE TROUBLE THAT'SHE BOTTLES OF SOFT DRINKS (7 UP) IN THE BAG THAT WAS LAID AT JUST BEHIND THE PLT CONSOLE PANEL. THE AIR INSIDE OF ONE OF THE BOTTLES WAS EXPANDED AS THE ACFT GETTING HIGHER ALT AND EXPLODED. SOME SPRAY OF JUICE HIT THE WINDOW. I REFLECTED ON MYSELF ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THIS KIND OF ARTICLES. WE SHOULD BE KEEPING IT OUT FROM NEAR BY THE PLT CONSOLE.
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.