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Galley fire in flight. Relief first officer helped flight attendant and put it out with halon extinguisher. Galley placarded inoperative, other flight crew briefed and flight continued uneventfully.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ebur |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic enroute airway : ebur |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 340267 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 341519 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight attendant called the cockpit and stated that there had been a fire in the galley but it was put out with a halon extinguisher. Our relief pilot had just had his break so the captain asked him to go investigate while he accomplished the galley fire checklist and shut off the utility busses. The relief pilot came back and said he found the problem, in that there was some paper and foil in the exhaust duct of that galley. We brought up the chief purser and discussed with her that since we idented the problem and there wasn't anything else wrong we would continue. We then placed inoperative stickers on the galley and briefed the other flight attendants not to use the galley. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. Supplemental information from acn 341519: with pliers and flashlight I sourced the smoke to the exhaust duct where burnt, melted plastic was still smoldering. Some foil was also present.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GALLEY FIRE IN FLT. RELIEF FO HELPED FLT ATTENDANT AND PUT IT OUT WITH HALON EXTINGUISHER. GALLEY PLACARDED INOP, OTHER FLC BRIEFED AND FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AND STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE IN THE GALLEY BUT IT WAS PUT OUT WITH A HALON EXTINGUISHER. OUR RELIEF PLT HAD JUST HAD HIS BREAK SO THE CAPT ASKED HIM TO GO INVESTIGATE WHILE HE ACCOMPLISHED THE GALLEY FIRE CHKLIST AND SHUT OFF THE UTILITY BUSSES. THE RELIEF PLT CAME BACK AND SAID HE FOUND THE PROB, IN THAT THERE WAS SOME PAPER AND FOIL IN THE EXHAUST DUCT OF THAT GALLEY. WE BROUGHT UP THE CHIEF PURSER AND DISCUSSED WITH HER THAT SINCE WE IDENTED THE PROB AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WE WOULD CONTINUE. WE THEN PLACED INOP STICKERS ON THE GALLEY AND BRIEFED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS NOT TO USE THE GALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 341519: WITH PLIERS AND FLASHLIGHT I SOURCED THE SMOKE TO THE EXHAUST DUCT WHERE BURNT, MELTED PLASTIC WAS STILL SMOLDERING. SOME FOIL WAS ALSO PRESENT.
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.