Narrative:

Approximately 8 books of matches that were placed in aft galley oven 3-C ignited after the oven was turned on to cook the meals that were boarded at our 43 min stop at bos. The remaining pieces of the matches were found placed inside of the oven sleeve on edge between the back section of the sleeve and the meal casserole. There were 6 books of matches on the top shelf and 2 books of matches on the bottom shelf of this meal storage sleeve. F/a XXXX pulled the oven circuit breaker when she saw smoke coming from this oven. The fire was small and extinguished when the oven was turned off. The oven was opened after the smoke stopped. The matches were found when the oven was inspected for a cause of smoke. There was no apparent damage to this oven and no smoke in the passenger seating area of the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states that he believes the matches were boarded by the catering service when they boarded the departure galley. He says that even though the matches were his company brand, the company no longer boards matches on domestic flts. He states that the circumstances are still under investigation by various authorities and he has not heard further details. He states that no damage was done and no extinguisher agents were discharged by the cabin flight crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MATCHES THAT WERE PLACED IN ACFT GALLEY OVEN IGNITED WHEN OVEN HEAT WAS APPLIED. FIRE WENT OUT WHEN HEAT REMOVED. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE.

Narrative: APPROX 8 BOOKS OF MATCHES THAT WERE PLACED IN AFT GALLEY OVEN 3-C IGNITED AFTER THE OVEN WAS TURNED ON TO COOK THE MEALS THAT WERE BOARDED AT OUR 43 MIN STOP AT BOS. THE REMAINING PIECES OF THE MATCHES WERE FOUND PLACED INSIDE OF THE OVEN SLEEVE ON EDGE BTWN THE BACK SECTION OF THE SLEEVE AND THE MEAL CASSEROLE. THERE WERE 6 BOOKS OF MATCHES ON THE TOP SHELF AND 2 BOOKS OF MATCHES ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THIS MEAL STORAGE SLEEVE. F/A XXXX PULLED THE OVEN CB WHEN SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THIS OVEN. THE FIRE WAS SMALL AND EXTINGUISHED WHEN THE OVEN WAS TURNED OFF. THE OVEN WAS OPENED AFTER THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE MATCHES WERE FOUND WHEN THE OVEN WAS INSPECTED FOR A CAUSE OF SMOKE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THIS OVEN AND NO SMOKE IN THE PAX SEATING AREA OF THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THAT HE BELIEVES THE MATCHES WERE BOARDED BY THE CATERING SVC WHEN THEY BOARDED THE DEP GALLEY. HE SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE MATCHES WERE HIS COMPANY BRAND, THE COMPANY NO LONGER BOARDS MATCHES ON DOMESTIC FLTS. HE STATES THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY VARIOUS AUTHORITIES AND HE HAS NOT HEARD FURTHER DETAILS. HE STATES THAT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE AND NO EXTINGUISHER AGENTS WERE DISCHARGED BY THE CABIN FLT CREW.

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.