An air carrier widebody transport crew had an oven fire producing lots of smoke. A fire extinguisher...

Attributes
ACN	340936
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bru
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ebur
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	340936
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Received call from mid cabin, cabin attendant advising that there had been smoke and fumes from a galley oven, that a fire extinguisher had been fired, and that there seemed to be no further occurrence. Both utility busses were turned off and galley fire procedure was accomplished. I requested my first officer (relief) to inspect the oven and report back. He stated that the source appeared to be foil and plastic in the oven near exhaust ducting and that there appeared to be no likelihood of recurrence without a heat source. After a discussion with both first officer's and the chief purser, we placed inoperative stickers on oven controls and briefed all cabin attendants to keep an eye on the area and not to attempt to use the oven. Maintenance and dispatch were notified and we continued to iad without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB CREW HAD AN OVEN FIRE PRODUCING LOTS OF SMOKE. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED.

Narrative: RECEIVED CALL FROM MID CABIN, CABIN ATTENDANT ADVISING THAT THERE HAD BEEN SMOKE AND FUMES FROM A GALLEY OVEN, THAT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAD BEEN FIRED, AND THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE. BOTH UTILITY BUSSES WERE TURNED OFF AND GALLEY FIRE PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED. I REQUESTED MY FO (RELIEF) TO INSPECT THE OVEN AND RPT BACK. HE STATED THAT THE SOURCE APPEARED TO BE FOIL AND PLASTIC IN THE OVEN NEAR EXHAUST DUCTING AND THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE NO LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE WITHOUT A HEAT SOURCE. AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH BOTH FO'S AND THE CHIEF PURSER, WE PLACED INOP STICKERS ON OVEN CTLS AND BRIEFED ALL CABIN ATTENDANTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE AREA AND NOT TO ATTEMPT TO USE THE OVEN. MAINT AND DISPATCH WERE NOTIFIED AND WE CONTINUED TO IAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

An air carrier widebody transport crew had an oven fire producing lots of smoke. A fire extinguisher was used.