A320 cabin crew has a gallery fire.

Attributes
ACN	727321
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 Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	727321
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : galley fire other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant placed food in cardboard container in oven. Fire in #4 oven aft. Flight attendant used halon extinguisher on fire; then turned oven off and pulled circuit breaker. She then called flight deck. Notified dispatch; and with their approval decided not to declare emergency or land as soon as possible. Use of tinfoil and better judgement when using ovens.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CABIN CREW HAS A GALLERY FIRE.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT PLACED FOOD IN CARDBOARD CONTAINER IN OVEN. FIRE IN #4 OVEN AFT. FLT ATTENDANT USED HALON EXTINGUISHER ON FIRE; THEN TURNED OVEN OFF AND PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. SHE THEN CALLED FLIGHT DECK. NOTIFIED DISPATCH; AND WITH THEIR APPROVAL DECIDED NOT TO DECLARE EMER OR LAND ASAP. USE OF TINFOIL AND BETTER JUDGEMENT WHEN USING OVENS.

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.