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A MD80 pilot reported noxious fumes in the cockpit and forward galley believe caused by an oven cleaning solution residue which reacted when the oven was heated during cruise.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1064095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201301 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
While at cruise there was smoke coming from the first class galley ovens. We noticed the smell and communicated with the number 1 flight attendant to find out what was going on in the cabin. The captain selected venturi and climbed the cabin to help clear the smell from the cockpit. We were successfully able to clear out the irritating smell from the cockpit and continued on to destination. Upon arrival we noticed the number 1 flight attendant was most affected by the smoke; the captain and I were irritated by the smoke. The captain contacted dispatch and medical treatment was arranged with the airport fire/rescue paramedics. We are not positive as to the cause of the smoke; contract maintenance thought it was from cleaning solution being sprayed into the ovens to clean up a former spill and not wiping out the cleaning solution and the spill. Therefore; when the ovens got up to temperature he thought this caused the cleaning agent to burn causing the smoke. Maybe better checks and balances need to be put in place for completion of this type of cleaning and possibly finding a cleaning agent that would not cause noxious smells?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80 pilot reported noxious fumes in the cockpit and forward galley believe caused by an oven cleaning solution residue which reacted when the oven was heated during cruise.
Narrative: While at cruise there was smoke coming from the first class galley ovens. We noticed the smell and communicated with the Number 1 Flight Attendant to find out what was going on in the cabin. The Captain selected venturi and climbed the cabin to help clear the smell from the cockpit. We were successfully able to clear out the irritating smell from the cockpit and continued on to destination. Upon arrival we noticed the Number 1 Flight Attendant was most affected by the smoke; the Captain and I were irritated by the smoke. The Captain contacted Dispatch and medical treatment was arranged with the airport Fire/Rescue Paramedics. We are not positive as to the cause of the smoke; Contract Maintenance thought it was from cleaning solution being sprayed into the ovens to clean up a former spill and not wiping out the cleaning solution and the spill. Therefore; when the ovens got up to temperature he thought this caused the cleaning agent to burn causing the smoke. Maybe better checks and balances need to be put in place for completion of this type of cleaning and possibly finding a cleaning agent that would not cause noxious smells?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.