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B757-200 flight and cabin crews reacted to a smoking galley.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832628 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 27000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
At intermediate cruise of FL340; the #1 flight attendant called the cockpit concerning smoke from the #2 galley in first class. I remained on the interphone while he attempted to locate the source and update the situation. The circuit breaker was pulled but the smoke increased. I instructed first officer to get the QRH and don the oxygen masks and reference the smoke removal checklists. Any attempt to decrease the smoke was unsuccessful so the decision was made to land immediately. We were approximately 74 miles from ZZZ now and declared an emergency with the center. An emergency descent was begun and the cabin crew prepared the aircraft. I made an announcement to the passengers and flight attendants. The approach and landing were uneventful except for the rapid descent and overweight touchdown of approximately 3;000 pounds over maximum landing weight. The center handled the situation very professionally as did approach and tower at ZZZ. After landing; we cleared the runway and were inspected by the arff team. We then taxied to a gate where the arff boarded. Then passengers were deplaned through the 1L door. Then the arff team sprayed down the #2 oven which was still smoking and then opened the 2R door for fresh air cross ventilation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 flight and cabin crews reacted to a smoking galley.
Narrative: At intermediate cruise of FL340; the #1 Flight Attendant called the cockpit concerning smoke from the #2 galley in First Class. I remained on the interphone while he attempted to locate the source and update the situation. The CB was pulled but the smoke increased. I instructed First Officer to get the QRH and don the oxygen masks and reference the smoke removal checklists. Any attempt to decrease the smoke was unsuccessful so the decision was made to land immediately. We were approximately 74 miles from ZZZ now and declared an emergency with the Center. An emergency descent was begun and the cabin crew prepared the aircraft. I made an announcement to the passengers and Flight Attendants. The approach and landing were uneventful except for the rapid descent and overweight touchdown of approximately 3;000 LBS over maximum landing weight. The Center handled the situation very professionally as did Approach and Tower at ZZZ. After landing; we cleared the runway and were inspected by the ARFF team. We then taxied to a gate where the ARFF boarded. Then passengers were deplaned through the 1L door. Then the ARFF team sprayed down the #2 oven which was still smoking and then opened the 2R door for fresh air cross ventilation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.