Flight attendant put out a fire in the galley with halon extinguisher.

Attributes
ACN	726800
Time
Date	200702
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	726800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant called on interphone to advise that the cardboard top on a first class meal had flamed up in the oven and that she had put it out with a halon extinguisher. Attempted to contact operations by radio -- finally sent ACARS message and then was able to contact by radio. Flight attendant training regarding use of ovens without the rack installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT PUT OUT A FIRE IN THE GALLEY WITH HALON EXTINGUISHER.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ON INTERPHONE TO ADVISE THAT THE CARDBOARD TOP ON A FIRST CLASS MEAL HAD FLAMED UP IN THE OVEN AND THAT SHE HAD PUT IT OUT WITH A HALON EXTINGUISHER. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OPS BY RADIO -- FINALLY SENT ACARS MESSAGE AND THEN WAS ABLE TO CONTACT BY RADIO. FLT ATTENDANT TRAINING REGARDING USE OF OVENS WITHOUT THE RACK INSTALLED.

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.