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While transferring galley food carts in flight one came loose from its moorings and was intercepted by a flight attendant before any damage or injury resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 929494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
As the galley carts were being exchanged between the economy galley and the upper deck galley something happened and one of the carts disengaged. The carts appeared to be safe and secure and were always in the area of a flight attendant. Thankfully the flight attendant that was in the area of the cart was able to get to get to the cart before it could cause any damage. The carts go directly into the cart lift in a timely manner during the exchange. Sometimes unforeseen things happen but the awareness of the flight attendant saved the situation. This type of situation should help make everyone aware of the importance of cart safety so this does not happen in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While transferring galley food carts in flight one came loose from its moorings and was intercepted by a Flight Attendant before any damage or injury resulted.
Narrative: As the galley carts were being exchanged between the economy galley and the upper deck galley something happened and one of the carts disengaged. The carts appeared to be safe and secure and were always in the area of a flight attendant. Thankfully the Flight Attendant that was in the area of the cart was able to get to get to the cart before it could cause any damage. The carts go directly into the cart lift in a timely manner during the exchange. Sometimes unforeseen things happen but the awareness of the Flight Attendant saved the situation. This type of situation should help make everyone aware of the importance of cart safety so this does not happen in the future.
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.