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Cabin attendant hear loud bank in galley. Smoke, electrical smell, advised cockpit, aided in discharging dry fire retardent into galley. Smoke reduction procedure followed expeditious handling for descent and approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dbn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tower : flg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 20000 |
| ASRS Report | 164535 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 164532 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
F/a stated there was a 'bang' followed by smoke in the forward galley. Cockpit crew immediately turned off galley power and received clearance to FL240 and direct to atl. We could smell electrical odor and went on oxy. F/as fought the fire with fire bottles successfully. Flight was cleared direct to atl and so proceeded since fire was out and cabin was secure. Fire turned out to be the heater unit in the coffee maker. ATC excellent in expeditious handling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAB HEAR LOUD BANK IN GALLEY. SMOKE, ELECTRICAL SMELL, ADVISED COCKPIT, AIDED IN DISCHARGING DRY FIRE RETARDENT INTO GALLEY. SMOKE REDUCTION PROC FOLLOWED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING FOR DESCENT AND APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: F/A STATED THERE WAS A 'BANG' FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. COCKPIT CREW IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF GALLEY PWR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO FL240 AND DIRECT TO ATL. WE COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL ODOR AND WENT ON OXY. F/AS FOUGHT THE FIRE WITH FIRE BOTTLES SUCCESSFULLY. FLT WAS CLRED DIRECT TO ATL AND SO PROCEEDED SINCE FIRE WAS OUT AND CABIN WAS SECURE. FIRE TURNED OUT TO BE THE HEATER UNIT IN THE COFFEE MAKER. ATC EXCELLENT IN EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.