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An A319 in cruise at FL360 had a cabin attendant pass a meal tray into the cockpit. Soda can fell off tray shearing off #1 engine master switch in 'on' position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 718101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 718101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight attendant passed trays containing scheduled meals into cockpit. Soda can was on one of the trays and fell off the tray landing on the #1 engine master switch breaking it off at the stem. All engines continued to operate normally and I notified maintenance control with a query for shutting down the engine. Mr X told us to use the fire switch if necessary on arrival at the gate to shut down #1 engine. Upon arrival we could not secure the engine so shut it down using the fire switch. Maintenance did not meet us at the aircraft so I called them and asked if there was anything in particular they wanted us to do and was told 'no; just leave the broken off piece on the center console.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 IN CRUISE AT FL360 HAD A CABIN ATTENDANT PASS A MEAL TRAY INTO THE COCKPIT. SODA CAN FELL OFF TRAY SHEARING OFF #1 ENG MASTER SWITCH IN 'ON' POS.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT PASSED TRAYS CONTAINING SCHEDULED MEALS INTO COCKPIT. SODA CAN WAS ON ONE OF THE TRAYS AND FELL OFF THE TRAY LNDG ON THE #1 ENG MASTER SWITCH BREAKING IT OFF AT THE STEM. ALL ENGS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND I NOTIFIED MAINT CTL WITH A QUERY FOR SHUTTING DOWN THE ENG. MR X TOLD US TO USE THE FIRE SWITCH IF NECESSARY ON ARR AT THE GATE TO SHUT DOWN #1 ENG. UPON ARR WE COULD NOT SECURE THE ENG SO SHUT IT DOWN USING THE FIRE SWITCH. MAINT DID NOT MEET US AT THE ACFT SO I CALLED THEM AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THEY WANTED US TO DO AND WAS TOLD 'NO; JUST LEAVE THE BROKEN OFF PIECE ON THE CTR CONSOLE.'
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.