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Flight attendant report regarding smoke emanating from the ovens. Flight attendant checked and no sign of fire. Captain noted smoke also and declared an emergency and returned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yyz |
| State Reference | ON |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 418029 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Slightly unusual smell while breakfast was cooking. We had about 15 kosher meals in the oven during climb. The #1 flight attendant and myself on the jump seat facing the oven noticed smoke in the sunlight coming through the window in entry door. #1 flight attendant turned the oven off, felt door and cracked it slightly. No sign of fire. We assumed it was an oven spill. Within 3 mins the cockpit called and declared an emergency. We told the captain we suspected the oven contents had caused the smoke we had seen. I concur with the other 2 flight attendants that the large number of kosher meals had in some way created the steamy smoke, possibly the wrapping and labeling adhesive? I appreciate the captain's caution and decision to declare an emergency. We had over 12 small children on board and only window exits in coach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE OVENS. FLT ATTENDANT CHKED AND NO SIGN OF FIRE. CAPT NOTED SMOKE ALSO AND DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED.
Narrative: SLIGHTLY UNUSUAL SMELL WHILE BREAKFAST WAS COOKING. WE HAD ABOUT 15 KOSHER MEALS IN THE OVEN DURING CLB. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND MYSELF ON THE JUMP SEAT FACING THE OVEN NOTICED SMOKE IN THE SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW IN ENTRY DOOR. #1 FLT ATTENDANT TURNED THE OVEN OFF, FELT DOOR AND CRACKED IT SLIGHTLY. NO SIGN OF FIRE. WE ASSUMED IT WAS AN OVEN SPILL. WITHIN 3 MINS THE COCKPIT CALLED AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE TOLD THE CAPT WE SUSPECTED THE OVEN CONTENTS HAD CAUSED THE SMOKE WE HAD SEEN. I CONCUR WITH THE OTHER 2 FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THE LARGE NUMBER OF KOSHER MEALS HAD IN SOME WAY CREATED THE STEAMY SMOKE, POSSIBLY THE WRAPPING AND LABELING ADHESIVE? I APPRECIATE THE CAPT'S CAUTION AND DECISION TO DECLARE AN EMER. WE HAD OVER 12 SMALL CHILDREN ON BOARD AND ONLY WINDOW EXITS IN COACH.
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.