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B747 captain describes a galley cart getting loose on the upper deck during landing and striking the cockpit door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1235714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OKBK.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 13000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During the landing roll right after touchdown; a cart came loose in the upper deck galley. It rolled all the way forward. Striking and dislodging the stowed barrier; and then hit the cockpit door. Luckily; nobody was struck by the cart as it proceeded forward between the upper deck seats. I have heard from another pilot; two accounts of this exact occurrence in the past. Also; flight attendants on my flight shared with me several occurrences they were familiar with as well. This has happened at my company on many occasions in the past. Clearly there is a problem with cart stowage and lock system in the upper deck galley. Perhaps it is time to install a cargo net across the upper deck galley entrance. In our case; the cart struck the door at a high rate of speed. This could have caused serious or fatal injuries to a passenger or flight attendant.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747 Captain describes a galley cart getting loose on the upper deck during landing and striking the cockpit door.
Narrative: During the landing roll right after touchdown; a cart came loose in the upper deck galley. It rolled all the way forward. Striking and dislodging the stowed barrier; and then hit the cockpit door. Luckily; nobody was struck by the cart as it proceeded forward between the upper deck seats. I have heard from another pilot; two accounts of this exact occurrence in the past. Also; flight attendants on my flight shared with me several occurrences they were familiar with as well. This has happened at my company on many occasions in the past. Clearly there is a problem with cart stowage and lock system in the upper deck galley. Perhaps it is time to install a cargo net across the upper deck galley entrance. In our case; the cart struck the door at a high rate of speed. This could have caused serious or fatal injuries to a passenger or flight attendant.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.