Smoke and fumes throughout aircraft caused by burning meal in galley oven.

Attributes
ACN	490906
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	490906
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : galley fire other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 4
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During taxi out excessive fumes in cabin and cockpit smelled like burning meal in oven. Flight attendant in charge removed burning meal, but stated she had seen flames alongside wall of oven. The galley power was turned off. Aircraft stopped. ATC notified of problem but no assistance required. Returned to gate to have maintenance inspect galley oven for malfunction and verify no structural failure, damage to galley oven that would jeopardize flight. Maintenance deactivated galley ovens, completed inspection and verified safe for flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE AND FUMES THROUGHOUT ACFT CAUSED BY BURNING MEAL IN GALLEY OVEN.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT EXCESSIVE FUMES IN CABIN AND COCKPIT SMELLED LIKE BURNING MEAL IN OVEN. FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE REMOVED BURNING MEAL, BUT STATED SHE HAD SEEN FLAMES ALONGSIDE WALL OF OVEN. THE GALLEY PWR WAS TURNED OFF. ACFT STOPPED. ATC NOTIFIED OF PROB BUT NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. RETURNED TO GATE TO HAVE MAINT INSPECT GALLEY OVEN FOR MALFUNCTION AND VERIFY NO STRUCTURAL FAILURE, DAMAGE TO GALLEY OVEN THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE FLT. MAINT DEACTIVATED GALLEY OVENS, COMPLETED INSPECTION AND VERIFIED SAFE FOR FLT.

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.